Veteran Odia vocalist Geeta Patnaik passed away at the age of 73, a family member said on Sunday. Patnaik was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Cuttack after suffering a brain stroke, her brother-in-law, Pradosh Patnaik, told news agency PTI. Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, former chief minister Naveen Patnaik, and union minister Dharmendra Pradhan expressed their condolences on Patnaik’s passing. “Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the renowned vocalist Geeta Pattnaik. “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of renowned vocalist Geeta Pattnaik.

Source: The Telegraph February 16, 2026 05:34 UTC