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CUTTACK: Noted Odia lyricist Gurukrushna Goswami died on Sunday at his residence Cuttack following cardiac arrest. I am deeply saddened," said Mohapatra.In 1968, Goswami wrote the story that would become the famous Odia film Arundhati. He was 84.With many milestone Odia songs attributed to his pen, Goswami is perhaps the lone lyricist from the state to have written as many as 1,600 songs across genres. His lyrics spanned bhajans, film numbers and timesless melodies including Ei chuna chuna tara phoola, Muje janena kaha bata, Rahichi chahin, E banara chhai, Antare kande bahare hase mu, and Tumaku ta paruni bhuli. In 2000, he received the best lyricist award from the Sangeet Natak Academy and the Bhakata Kabi Salbega award..