Former Journalism Professor Sunil Kanta Behera Passes Away In Berhampur

Berhampur: Sunil Kanta Behera, retired professor of Journalism and Mass Communication in Berhampur University, passed away on Tuesday. He was 67.

Prof Behera was living with his family at his residence in Gopabandhunagar Hillpatna in Berhampur. He is survived by wife and two children. His son and daughter are working in Bangalore.

Prof Behera retired from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Berhampur University in 2015. Later, he joined as Dean, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Central University at Tezpur in Assam and retired last year. He was Visiting Professor of Central University, Koraput since then.

He has donated his body to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur for research work of medical students.