Radhanath Rath
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Radhanath Rath | |
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| Minister of Development | |
| In office 6 Apr 1957 – 25 Feb 1961 | |
| Minister of Finance and Education | |
| In office 7 Apr 1952 – 19 Oct 1956 | |
| Member: 5th and 6th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1971–1977 | |
| Constituency | Athagarh |
| Member: PI2, 1st and 2nd Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1946–1961 | |
| Constituency | Athagarh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1896 Radhanathpur Shashan, Athagarh |
| Died | 11 February 1998 (aged 101) Cuttack, Odisha |
| Resting place | Satyabadi, Puri |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Savitri Rath |
| Children | Dr.Neelakantha Rath,Shanti lata,Manorama,Ramesh Ch Rath |
| Education | Matriculation |
| Alma mater | Ravenshaw Collegiate School |
| Profession | Writer, politician |
Dr. Radhanath Rath (6 December 1896 – 11 February 1998) was a newspaper editor, freedom fighter, social worker and politician from Odisha. He was the editor of The Samaja, one of the leading newspapers of Odisha.
He was born on 6 December 1896,[1] in a village named "Radhanathpur Shashan" of Aathgarh.[2] He started his education in the Jubilee School of Balasore where his uncle Lokanath Mohapatra was the Sanskrit teacher. He was matriculated in 1916 from Ravenshaw Collegiate School of Cuttack.
He joined the forest department of Singhbhum district as a Clerk. He left the job in 1919 and joined the 'Satyabadi press' of Gopabandhu Das. He started his career in Journalism as Manager and Assistant Editor[3] of the Oriya weekly "The Samaja" which was started under the editorial of Gopabandhu Das. After the death of Gopabandhu Das in the year 1928, Pandit Lingaraj Mishra worked as the editor of the "Samaj". In the year 1930, the daily publication of Samaj was initiated. During 1946–1952 Lingaraj Mishra worked as the education minister of Odisha. So Radhanath Rath became the Editor of the "Samaj".
He joined the Quit India Movement in 1942 and was imprisoned for two years.
Political activities
He was elected 5 times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly. In 1946, he was first elected to the state assembly from Athagarh. He 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. In the year 1959 he held the post of minister of development & forest department under the Harekrushna Mahatab's Cabinet.[4] Except for between 1961 and 1967, he remained a member of the house from 1946 to 1977.
