Eminent Odia writer Kanakalata Mohanty passed away. She was 82. Mohanty was suferring from old age related problems.
Mohanty is the author of 12 novels and more than a 100 short stories. Her novels Ete Andhara, Kete Jwala and Anuradha shot her into the limelight in the 1960s.
Source- The Times of India