Padmashri awarded singer and music director, better known as a noted vocalist of Jayadeva's 'Gita Govind', Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi (80) died of cardiac arrest in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Pandit Raghunath was the first Odia singer to be honoured by the French government for his 'Gita Govinda' composition. He established 'Sanjukta Panigrahi Memorial Trust' to encourage budding Odissi singers and dancers.