Noted Odia ornithologist and Sanakhemundi royal scion Uday Narayan Dev passes away at 86

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Eminent ornithologist, former MLA and Sanakhemundi royal scion Uday Narayan Dev handed away following a coronary heart assault on Wednesday. He was 86 and is survived by his spouse and son. Dev complained of coronary heart ache on Wednesday night time and was rushed to SUM Hospital. He handed away half-hour after being admitted to the hospital.

On January 21, Dev had launched his most exhaustive guide on birds ‘Vihanga Samhita’ within the Capital metropolis of Bhubaneswar. The guide was the results of his 45 years of in depth analysis as part of his undertaking that he known as ‘Orientalisation of Oriental Ornithology’.

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Presented in six volumes, the guide is not only a dictionary of greater than 2,085 birds as per their order, household, sub-family and genera, but additionally supplies a Sanskrit taxonomy of birds within the sub-continent, names of the birds in all Indian languages and explains 127 color plates on birds.

A 3-time MLA from Mohana constituency, he discovered peace in finding out birds, an curiosity that he inherited from his father late Nandakishor Anangabhima Dev Keshari Gajapati Maharaj of Sanakhemundi.

Dev was additionally the founding member of Project Tiger of Government of India and had authoured 12 books together with ‘Vihanga Samhita’ on wildlife and avian heritage of South Asian subcontinent. He was honoured with Biju Patnaik Award for lifetime contribution to wildlife conservation.

ମୋହନା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ଉଦୟ ନାରାୟଣ ଦେବଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) February 3, 2022
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condoled his loss of life. “I am saddened to learn of the death of Uday Narayan Dev, a former MLA from Mohana constituency. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and wish them well,” he tweeted.