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Eminent Odisha-Born Philosopher JN Mohanty Passes Away In US

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OB Bureau
March 10, 2023 7:38 pm

Bhubaneswar: Internationally renowned Odisha born philosopher Prof Jitendranath Mohanty has passed away at his residence in Philadelphia in the United States.

Sources said he breathed his last on Dola Purnima. He was 95.

Born in 1928 at Chaudakulat in Kendrapara district, Prof Mohanty did his matriculation from Ravenshaw Collegiate at Cuttack, BA from Presidency College and MA in Philosophy from Calcutta University.

He received his Ph.D. from the University of Goettingen, Germany. He was Emeritus Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Temple University, USA.

Prof Mohanty has authored more than 20 books and numerous articles on various topics of philosophy. His autobiography ‘Between Two Worlds: East and West’, written in English, was published in 2002.

Senior educationist Dr Narayan Mohanty has expressed deep grief over the demise of Prof Mohanty.

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