Radhanath Rath, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Radhanath Rath

politician from Odisha, India

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1896

Place of Birth: Athagad, Odisha, India

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1998

Profession: politician, journalist, newspaper editor

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Radhanath Rath

  • Dr.
  • Radhanath Rath (6 December 1896 – 11 February 1998) was born on 6 December 1896, in a village named "Radhanathpur Shashan" of Aathgarh.
  • He started his education in the Jubilee School of Balasore where his uncle Lokanath Mohapatra was the Sanskrit teacher.
  • He was matriculated in 1916 from Ravenshaw Collegiate School of Cuttack. He joined the forest department of Singhbhum district as a Clerk.
  • He left the job in 1919 and joined the 'Satyabadi press' of Gopabandhu Das.
  • He started his career in Journalism as Manager and Assistant Editor of the Oriya weekly "The Samaja" which was started under the editorial of Gopabandhu Das.
  • After the death of Gopabandhu Das in the year 1928, Pandit Lingaraj Mishra worked as the editor of the "Samaj".
  • In the year 1930, the daily publication of Samaj was initiated.
  • During 1946–1952 Lingaraj Mishra worked as the education minister of Odisha.
  • So Radhanath Rath became the Editor of the "Samaj". He joined the Quit India Movement in 1942 and was imprisoned for two years. He was elected 5 times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
  • In 1946, he was first elected to the state assembly from Athagarh.
  • Except for between 1961 and 1967, he remained a member of the house from 1946 to 1977.
  • He appointed cabinet Minister in charge of Finance, Education, Forestry and Agriculture from 1952 to 1961.
  • Radhanath Rath became the Finance and Education Minister in the Nabakrushna Choudhury Cabinet for the period 1952 to 1959.
  • In the year 1959 he held the post of minister of development & forest department under the Harekrushna Mahatab's Cabinet.He was a lifetime member and President of the Odisha branch of the 'Servants of the People Society' set up by Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab.
  • He was president of the Society for over a decade from May 1981.
  • He was the head of the All Indian Scout and Guides Association, Odisha.
  • He was also related to many other organisations like the Hind leprosy eradication group, the Gopabandhu Daridra Narayan Seva Sangha.
  • He was also the Deputy Din of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology.
  • He has written many poems, stories and biographies.
  • "Mo Jel Smruti Lipi" is one of his famous works.
  • He died on 11 February 1998 at Cuttack.
  • His body was laid to rest with full state honours at Satyabadi near Puri.

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