Bhubaneswar, Jan 13 : Noted social activist and Padma Shri D. Prakash Rao passed away while undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Wednesday. He was 63.
The social worker died following a brain stroke, informed family sources.
He was admitted to SCB after being infected with Covid-19 on December 25.
The tea seller of Cuttack had spent his entire earning to educate slum children. Rao started the school ‘Asha O Ashwasana’ in Buxi Bazaar area in 2000 to provide free education to slums kids when he saw kids in his neighbourhood taking to petty crimes.
Apart from his school, Rao was also a well-known blood donor.
He was conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2019 for his contribution towards boosting the value of education among slum kids in Cuttack.
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