18 Facts About Radhanath Rath

Dr Radhanath Rath was a newspaper editor, freedom fighter, social worker and politician from Odisha.

Radhanath Rath was the editor of The Samaja, one of the leading newspapers of Odisha.

Radhanath Rath was born on 6 December 1896, in a village named "Radhanathpur Shashan" of Aathgarh.

Radhanath Rath started his education in the Jubilee School of Balasore where his uncle Lokanath Mohapatra was the Sanskrit teacher.

Radhanath Rath was matriculated in 1916 from Ravenshaw Collegiate School of Cuttack.

Radhanath Rath joined the forest department of Singhbhum district as a Clerk.

Radhanath Rath left the job in 1919 and joined the 'Satyabadi press' of Gopabandhu Das.

Radhanath Rath started his career in Journalism as Manager and Assistant Editor of the Oriya weekly "The Samaja" which was started under the editorial of Gopabandhu Das.

Radhanath Rath joined the Quit India Movement in 1942 and was imprisoned for two years.

Radhanath Rath was elected 5 times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly.

Radhanath Rath appointed cabinet Minister in charge of Finance, Education, Forestry and Agriculture from 1952 to 1961.

Radhanath Rath became the Finance and Education Minister in the Nabakrushna Choudhury Cabinet for the period 1952 to 1959.

Radhanath Rath was a lifetime member and President of the Odisha branch of the 'Servants of the People Society' set up by Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab.

Radhanath Rath was president of the Society for over a decade from May 1981.

Radhanath Rath was the head of the All Indian Scout and Guides Association, Odisha.

Radhanath Rath was related to many other organisations like the Hind leprosy eradication group, the Gopabandhu Daridra Narayan Seva Sangha.

Radhanath Rath was the Deputy Din of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology.

Radhanath Rath died on 11 February 1998 at Cuttack, and was buried with full state honours at Satyabadi near Puri.