Popular Odia singer Humane Sagar passed away on Monday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, according to local reports. He was in his mid thirties.
Sagar had been admitted to AIIMS on 14 November after being diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, Acute on Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF), multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and several other complications. Reports also indicated that he was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy with severe LV systolic dysfunction, refractory shock, severe respiratory failure, anuric acute kidney injury, encephalopathy, hepatopathy, thrombocytopenia, and coagulopathy.
The hospital bulletin confirmed that he passed away at 9:08 PM on Monday. AIIMS Bhubaneswar, in a statement, said, “Humane Sagar (36) did not respond to treatment in spite of all aggressive and advanced care provided by an expert team of specialist doctors and expired at 9.08 pm on November 17.” He was admitted to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar on November 14 with “diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia, acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF), dilated cardiomyopathy with severe LV systolic dysfunction, MODS (multi-organ dysfunction syndrome)- refractory shock, severe respiratory failure, anuric acute kidney injury, encephalopathy, hepatopathy, thrombocytopenia and Ccoagulopathy”.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed his condolences on X, stating, “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of renowned playback singer Human Sagar. His demise is an irreparable loss to our music and cinema. I convey my condolences to the bereaved family and pray to God for the peace of the departed soul. Om Shanti.”
ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ କଣ୍ଠଶିଳ୍ପୀ ହ୍ୟୁମାନ ସାଗରଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃଖିତ । ତାଙ୍କର ବିୟୋଗ ଆମ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ଓ ସିନେମା ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଅପୂରଣୀୟ କ୍ଷତି। ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହ ଦିବଙ୍ଗତ ଆତ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଶାନ୍ତି ପାଇଁ ଭଗବାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁଛି। ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତି। 🙏
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) November 17, 2025
Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik also took to X to express his grief. “Deeply saddened to learn about the demise of Human Sagar. His soulful music has touched the hearts of countless listeners, and his contributions to Odia music will always remain memorable. Along with praying for the eternal peace of his immortal soul, I convey my condolences to the bereaved family members during this sorrowful time,” he wrote.
ହ୍ୟୁମାନ ସାଗରଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ଗଭୀର ଭାବେ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ତାଙ୍କର ଭାବପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ଅଗଣିତ ଶ୍ରୋତାଙ୍କ ହୃଦୟକୁ ଛୁଇଁଛି ଏବଂ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ପ୍ରତି ତାଙ୍କର ଅବଦାନ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଏପରି ଦୁଃଖଦ ସମୟରେ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) November 17, 2025
Who was Humane Sagar?
Apart from singing, Sagar also tried his hand at politics for a short time, joining the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to focus on cultural and youthrelated work.
He was born in Titlagarh, Bolangir district, and became very popular in the Odia music scene after singing the title song for the movie Ishq Tu Hi Tu, composed by Abhijit Majumdar. During his career, he sang more than 100 Odia songs and released albums like Tuma Otha Tale, Niswasa, Bekhudee, and Chehera in 2017. He also made a Hindi album.
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