Renowned writer-filmmaker Geeta Mehta passes away at the age of 80 ojasgpsc, September 18, 2023September 21, 2023 His famous books include ‘Karma Cola’, ‘Snake and Ladders’, ‘A River Sutra’, ‘Raj’ and ‘The Eternal Ganesha’.He also produced and directed at least 14 television documentaries for UK, European and American networks.His film Dateline Bangladesh, based on the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, was screened in theaters both in India and abroad.His books have been translated into 21 languages and have been on bestseller lists in Europe, the United States and India.It is worth mentioning that he was awarded Padma Shri in the year 2019 but it was not accepted by him.She was the daughter of Biju Patnaik and sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. NEWS