Renowned Odia litterateur and retired IAS officer Jagannath Prasad Das (JP Das) passed away at the age of 90 in his Bhubaneswar residence. A 1958 batch IAS officer, he was highly acclaimed for his relief work as Kalahandi Collector during the 1965-66 famine. He took voluntary retirement in 1984 to focus on literature and arts. Known for modern Odia poetry and literature, he was honored with the prestigious Saraswati Samman in 2006 for his work 'Parikrama'. His demise marks the end of an era in Odia literature and administration. https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zeeodisha/state-news/renowned-odia-litterateur-jp-das-passes-away-at-90-know-details-here/3237459 #creator program