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[BIJU JANATA DAL - BHUBANESWAR (ORISSA)]
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| Father’s
Name |
Shri
Anirudh Patasani |
| Mother's
Name |
Smt.
Bidumani Devi |
| Date
of Birth |
27
April 1946 |
| Place
of Birth |
Ghiakhala,
Distt. Khurda (Orissa) |
| Marital
Status |
Married |
| Date
of Marriage |
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| Spouse’s
Name |
Smt.
Bijayalaxmi Patasani |
| No.
of Son |
Two |
| No.
ofDaughters |
One |
| Educational
Qualifications |
M.A.,
LL.B., MSCI, Ph.D. (Honorary), D. Litt.,
D.Sc.Educated at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (Orissa);
Madhusudan Law College, Cuttack (Orissa); Maharshi
Institute of Creative Intelligence, Rishikesh
(Uttar Pradesh); Sheelsburg (Switzerland) |
|
Profession |
Lawyer,
Political and Social Worker |
| Permanent
Address |
i)
Plot No. 2, Nayapalli,
Bhubaneswar-751 012 (Orissa)
Tel. (0674) 414188
(ii) At and P.O.
Balugaon, Chilka,
Distt. Khurda (Orissa)
Tel. (06756) 20034 |
| Present
Address |
11,
Mahadev Road,
NewDelhi-110 001
Tel. (011) 3717559 |
| Positions
Held |
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| 1980-98 |
Member,
Orissa Legislative Assembly (four terms ) |
| 1989 |
Chairman,
Estimates Committee |
| 1990-95 |
Cabinet
Minister, Public Grievances and Pensions, and
Administration, Orissa |
| 1998 |
Elected
to 12th Lok Sabha |
| 1998-99 |
Member,
Committee on Railways
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry
of Power |
| 1999 |
Re-elected
to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1999-2000 |
Member,
Committee on External Affairs
Member, Committee on Government Assurances |
| 2000
onwards |
Member,
Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways |
| Books
Published |
Written
50 books, some of which include, (i) Nianra
Bindu O Rakta Brutar Paridhi; (ii)Bagha Aan
Bhitarepicnic; (iii) Lenin; (iv) Aakhi; (v) Agni
Juga; (vi) Sapa Gatare Sakal; (vii)
Raktapath; (viii) Barsha;
(ix) Akar Kabita; (x) Neela Nupur; (xi) Sata
Mana Tera Akash; (xii) Kichhi Luha Kischhi Lahu;
(xiii) Prasanna Patasani Ekasata Kabita (all in
Oriya); (xiv) Horizon of my Himalayan Dawn;
(xv) Broken Soliloquy of Sun; and (xvi)
Jagannath (all English) |
| Literary,
Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments |
Founder
Editor of publications like ‘Bela’ and ‘Nagarika’;
Chief Editor, ‘Mukti Mandap’,‘Kranti Dhara’
and ‘Purbasa’ (daily); Member, editorial
boards of five publications; Receiveda large
number of prestigious literary
awards—including Sahitya Setu and Rupa Lekha
from
West Bengal (only Oriya to have received)
‘Utkal Bhusan’ and Orissa Sahitya Academy
Award,1993 for the poetry book ‘Dekhahele
Kahibi se Katha’; his lyrics have been
selected for film and music; three research
scholars have been awarded Doctorate on his
poetry; leader of Abadhuta Group of rebel poets
in Oriya Literature; his writing have been
translated into other
Indian and international languages and his poems
have been published in international journals of
poetry; awarded Central Hindi Academy Award
(Fakir Mohan Senapati Award), 1998; most of his
poetry is also included in the syllabus from ten
plus two level topost-graduation
level in Orissa |
| Social
and Cultural Activities |
Deeply
interested in helping the needy and poor and in
social reforms and economic upliftment of
people; Founded 14 educational institutions;
founded and associated with a large number
of social and cultural organisations, e.g. Arohi
Cultural Association Bhubaneswar, Ghungur
Cultural Association, Bhubaneswar, Jayadev
SangeetParishad, Bhubaneswar |
| Special
Interests |
Writing,
travelling, journalism, poetry recitation,
acting and music |
| Countries
Visited |
Widely
travelled (more than a hundred countries);
delivered a speech on Indian Yoga and
Transcendental Meditation in China, 1981;
participated at Sheelsburg (Switzerland) in
Seminar on the theory of Absolute
Immortality, 1981 and 1984; attended, (i) an
International Conference on Peace and Education
and Values, Taiwan, 1991; (ii) Conference on
World Peace and Humanity, Hiroshima
(Japan), 1991; (iii) Conference on “The
Challenge of Ideological Vacuum”, Oxford
(U.K.), 1991 and was conferred Messenger of
Peace (Shantidoot) Award; (iv) International
Conference in Dacca and Chittagong (Bangladesh),
1992; (v) International Colloqiums at Kathmandu
(Nepal), 1991, Denapasar, Bali (Indonesia), 1992
on “The Problems of
Violence”, and European Parliament, Paris on
“Towards a Democratic New World Order through
Regional Community of Nations”; and (vi) World
Social Workers’ Conference, Colombo (Sri
Lanka) and delivered a speech on “East
meets the West” and was also conferred
with a gold medal, 1994;
conferred International level “Men of the year
Award”, U.S.A.; felicitated by Morocco
Government with gold medal |
| Favorite
Pastime and Recreation |
Debate,
meditation |
| Sports
and Clubs |
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| Other
Information |
President
of 40 educational institutions and organisations
which include, Faculty of Management Studies
Bhubaneswar; Biju Patnaik College, Bhubaneswar;
All Orissa Medium NewspapersAssociation; Orissa
Mining Corporation; Oriya Writers’ and
Publishers’ Association, etc.; Founder,
Maharshi College of Natural Law and Maharshi
Women’s College, Bhubaneswar; Nalini
Devi B.Ed. College, Bhubaneswar; Trade Union
leader and President of a number of Employees
Unions and Federations; Office-bearer of a large
number of institutions and organisations, e.g.
Vice-President, National Hindi Academy; Member,
(i) Presidium, Indo-Soviet Cultural
Association; (ii) State Transport Authority,
Orissa; (iii) Syndicate, Shri Jagannath Sanskrit
Viswavidyalaya, Puri; Visiting Professor, (i)
International University of Maharshi at Iowa,
Fairfield (U.S.A.); (ii) University of
Natural Law, Mentmourse, London (U.K.); (iii)
Maharshi European
Research University (M.E.R.U.), Sheelsburg
(Switzerland); Acting Professor and Head of
Department,
Tourism, Regional College of Management,
Bhubaneswar, 1981; his name is included in the
International
Directory of World Scientists published by
Scientific Network, London, for his contribution
to scientificapproach to Veda and Ramayana |
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BHUBANESWAR
M.P.
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PATASANI,
DR. (PROF.) PRASANNA KUMAR
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