Popular Odia music composer and singer Abhijit Majumdar died on Sunday (January 25, 2026) while undergoing treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, hospital authorities said.
He was 54. Majumdar was admitted to the hospital on September 4 last year with hypertension, hypothyroidism, and chronic liver disease. After prolonged treatment in the ICU, he was shifted back to the medicine ward on November 10 for continuity of his care, AIIMS said in a statement.
He developed a new onset of fever (infection) on January 23, which was managed as per standard protocol, but he did not respond to treatment and developed refractory septic shock, it said.
"The Odia singer suffered a cardiac arrest this morning at 7:43 a.m., and CPR was started as per ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) protocol. However, despite all the resuscitation efforts, he was clinically declared dead at 9:02 a.m.," the hospital bulletin said.
Majumdar, who composed music for numerous blockbuster Odia films and gave voice to several hit songs, has a fan following across Odisha. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik and several other leaders from the State expressed grief over the demise of Majumdar.
