Cuttack: Former director of Doordarshan, Bhubaneswar, Baraha Mohanty breathed his last on Monday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack. He was 73.
Born on April 9, 1947, he started his career as a lecturer in Aska College of Ganjam district. He continued in teaching career from 1969 to1975 before joining All India Radio (AIR) in Cuttack.
Mohanty was the channel manager of DD News, DD Sports, DD northeast at Doordarshan Bhavan, Mandi House, New Delhi. He simultaneously held the positions of Director, AIR Cuttack, Doordarshan Bhubaneswar, and AIR’s staff training institute, Bhubaneswar.
