Sambalpur : Eminent Sambalpuri playwright, poet and lyricist, Padma Shri awardee Binod Kumar Pasayat died in Odisha’s Sambalpur Wednesday.
He was 91.
Pasayat was suffering from cancer. He breathed his last some time after being admitted to the district headquarters hospital in Sambalpur this morning, his son Biswajit Pasayat said.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed deep grief over the demise of Pasayat.
His demise is an irreparable loss to our literature and culture. I pray to Lord Jagannath for the heavenly abode of the departed soul and to provide strength to his family to bear the loss, Majhi wrote on X.
ପଦ୍ମଶ୍ରୀ ପୁରସ୍କାର ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ନାଟ୍ୟକାର, କବି ଓ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ ବିନୋଦ କୁମାର ପଶାୟତଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖିତ । ତାଙ୍କର ବିୟୋଗ ଆମ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ଓ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଅପୂରଣୀୟ କ୍ଷତି। ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି ଯେ ସେ ଦିବଙ୍ଗତ ଆତ୍ମାଙ୍କୁ ଶାନ୍ତି ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିବା ସହ ତାଙ୍କ…
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) August 20, 2025
For decades, he made invaluable contributions to Sambalpuri literature and music, bringing pride to Odisha, Pradhan said.
His contributions to the world of Sambalpuri literature will remain forever memorable. Praying for the eternal peace of the departed soul, I extend my condolences to the bereaved family. Om Shanti, he posted on X.
Pasayat was born December 3, 1935, in Kusmel village in Balangir district. He moved to Sambalpur in 1953 and settled there. He was a recognised artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan.
He gained fame after penning the Sambalpuri bhajan ‘Hai Krishna Hai Krishna Boli’. He had been conferred with Padma Shri in 2024.
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