What is Brajanath Ratha?
[[File:Brajanath Ratha.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Ratha in June 2011]] '''Brajanath Ratha''' (January 12, 1936 – May 31, 2014) was an [[India]]n poet. He is known for writing his poems in [[Oriya language|Oriya]], an Indian language. He won many awards during his 50-year career and was even declared as an honorary ambassador to [[South Korea]] by the Indian government. Ratha died in [[Sunhat]], [[Balasore]], [[Odisha]], aged 78.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eodisha.org/odia-eminent-poet-social-activist-dr-brajanath-rath-passed-away-odisha-odia-rip-sahitya/ |title=Dr Brajanath Rath passed away-eOdisha.Org |access-date=2014-06-01 |archive-date=2014-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625065913/http://eodisha.org/odia-eminent-poet-social-activist-dr-brajanath-rath-passed-away-odisha-odia-rip-sahitya/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratha, Brajanath}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century Indian poets]] [[Category:Ambassadors of India]] [[Category:People from Odisha]]