Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi award winner Sunanda Patnaik passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata today. She was 85.
Daughter of noted Odia poet Baikunthanath Patnaik and best known for her high pitch singing style, Patnaik had been hospitalized for long time.
To be remembered always for her immortal “Jeevana Patra Mo Bharicha” song Patnaik was awarded with the Sangeet Natak Akademi award on two occasions, in 1970 and 1971.
In 2012, Patnaik also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Tagore Akadami Puraskar).
Members from singer fraternity along with people from all walks of life have expressed their condolence on the death of Patnaik.
Ms Kalinga