Sarat Kumar Kar
Sarat Kumar Kar | |
---|---|
Cuttack | |
Member: Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1971–1974 | |
Preceded by | Biraja Prasad Ray |
Succeeded by | Shaikh Matlub Ali |
Constituency | Mahanga |
Personal details | |
Born | Cuttack | 5 September 1939
Died | 12 October 2020 | (aged 81)
Political party | Allahabad University |
Sarat Kumar Kar (5 September 1939 – 12 October 2020)[2] was a politician and writer from Odisha, India. He was a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.[3]
Biography
He was a member of the
He joined politics in 1964 after completing his master's degree in Political Science from the prestigious Allahabad University. During his Allahabad University days, he had the opportunity to interact with Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri who inspired him to join politics. Shri Kar participated in the political meetings of Shri Shastri and became a member of the AICC. Shri Shastri asked him to meet Shri Biju Patnaik after returning to Odisha. Shri Kar met Shri Biju Patnaik. Biju babu took a liking for him and Shri Kar remained his close confidant till Biju babu's death.
Shri Kar wrote four poetry books (Druta Bilambita, Manthan, Romanthan and Ananya), one long fiction (Samayara Jete Dheu), one spiritual book and hundreds of articles in newspapers and magazines on literary, social, spiritual and political topics in Odia. He was a prolific orator on politics and culture. A great devotee of Lord Jagannath, he gave commentary on the Lord's Car Festival ("Rath Yatra") on All India Radio, Doordarshan and private TV channels for the last 45 years.
His spouse, Smt. Anima Mishra Kar, is a retired Professor in English. She is an accomplished singer and was an "A" Grade artist for All India Radio, Cuttack from the 1960s to the 1990s. His elder son, Shri Suman Kar is a lecturer in English in Bhubaneswar. His younger son, Shri Sobhan Kar, was an Indian Revenue Service officer and worked for the Government of India in New Delhi for more than two decades. He took voluntary retirement from Government service and is currently engaged in social work.
Shri Kar died on 12 October 2020, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, aged 81.[2]
References
- ^ "Odisha Senior Congress leader Sarat Kar resigned from Party, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Former Odisha Speaker Sarat Kar no more". Sambad English. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Speaker Kar back in BJD". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "MLA Sarat Kumar Kar Profile - MAHANGA Constituency". Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "ORISSA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Retrieved 24 December 2015.