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  "textContent": "Dr. Subas Chandra Rout: Rest in peace.\n\nā† Back to Contents\n\nView Latest Issue\n\n31 March 2026\n\n\n\n\n\nFile:Dr Subas Ch. Rout.jpg\n\nSubas Chandra Rout\n\ncc-by-sa-4.0\n\n140\n\n0\n\n600\n\nObituary\n\n## Dr. Subas Chandra Rout\n\nContribute ā€”\n\nShare this\n\n  * PDF\ndownload\n  * E-mail\n  * Mastodon\n  * LinkedIn\n  * Facebook\n  * X (Twitter)\n  * Bluesky\n  * Reddit\n\n\n\nBy Jnanaranjan sahu and Bluerasberry\n\nDr. Subas Chandra Rout\n\nIt is with great sadness that we share that the Odia community has lost a valued contributor, Dr. Subas Chandra Rout, who passed away on 10 March following a brief illness.\n\nDr. Rout began contributing to Odia Wikipedia at the age of 68 and remained an active contributor for the past 14 years. During this time, he consistently added new content, significantly enriching the project, creating more\nthan 3,500 articles, including over 2,500 articles on medical\ntopics.\n\nHe also participated in several movement initiatives, including Wiki Project Med, where he was among the leading contributors in South Asia. As one of the top contributors to medical content worldwide, he received The Cure Award from Wiki Project Med for eight consecutive years.\n\nOn behalf of the Odia Wikipedia community, we extend our condolences to Dr. Rout's friends and family. His contributions to Odia Wikipedia are valued.\n\nHis contributions to the Wikimedia movement and to the availability of knowledge in Odia will be remembered. The Odia Wikimedians User\nGroup invites those with condolences to share them on his user\ntalk page.\n\nā† Previous \"Obituary\"\n\nIn this issue\n\n31 March 2026 (all comments)\n\n\n  * News and notes\n  * In the media\n  * Community view\n  * Disinformation report\n  * WikiConference report\n  * Obituary\n  * Traffic report\n  * Gallery\n  * Comix\n\n\n\n\n+ Add a comment\n\n## Discuss this story\n\nThese comments are automatically transcluded from this article's talk page. To follow comments, \nadd the page to your watchlist. If your comment has not appeared here, you can try \npurging the\ncache.\n\n  * I thank him for his great contributions, May he rest in peace Otto (talk) 13:05, 31 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat do you think of _The Signpost_? Share your feedback.\n\nHome\n\nAbout\n\nArchives\n\nNewsroom\n\nSubscribe\n\n\nSuggestions",
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