<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the passing away of noted scholar and Odia Writer Rajat Kumar Kar.</span> <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">In a tweet, Mr Modi said, Dr. Rajat Kumar Kar was a doyen of the cultural world and his multifaceted persona was seen in the manner in which he chronicled the Rath Yatra, wrote on diverse topics and worked to revive Pala art. The Prime Minister expressed condolences to his family and admirers.</span><br />