Gita Mehta, Sister Of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Passes Away

Noted writer and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s sister, Gita Mehta passed away today. 

She was 80.

According to reports, Gita Mehta breathed her last in New Delhi on Saturday ( September 16). She was daughter of legendary leader and former CM Biju Patnaik.

Her books have been translated into 21 languages and been on the bestseller lists in Europe, the US and India. 

Her fiction and non-fiction focuses exclusively on India – its culture and history – and on the Western perception of it. 

Gita’s works reflect the insight gained through her journalistic and political background.