Rajat Kumar Kar

Rajat Kumar Kar was an Indian playwright, Jagannath culture researcher, and Radio and TV commentator. He had written more than 600 plays for radio. He was the longest and oldest active commentator of the Ratha Jatra of Lord Jagannath on both TV and radio for more than 62 years. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri award in 2021 for his works in Odia literature. He was a prolific writer on Upendra Bhanja literature and has seven non-fiction to his credit. He has also written a few books on Lord Jagannath.