Facts: - death place: bhubaneswar - prizes: director memorial prize , archaeological survey of india citation by orissa general history congress prize , archaeological survey of india puri - known for: studies on orissan cultural history , art , archaeology - work institutions: orissa state museum , intach - death date: 14 january 1989 - field: archaeology culture indology orissan studies orissan art orissa history orissan - doctoral advisor: k . c. panigrahi - birth date: 01 october 1939 - name: ramesh prasad mohapatra - image size: 150x150 - nationality: indian - image: rpmohapatra.gif - birth place: bhapur , dhenkanal , orissa , india - religion: hindu - alma mater: ravenshaw college , utkal university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ramesh prasad mohapatra .
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ramesh prasad mohapatra -lrb- 1 october 1939 -- 14 january 1989 -rrb- was an archaeologist and scholar on orissan studies .he served as curator for archaeology at the orissa state museum from 1963 to 1989 and made important contributions to historical research especially in the fields of archaeology , art history , religion , and other aspects of orissan cultural history .