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Date of Birth : 21/03/1896
Father’s Name : Late Gopinath Panigrahi
Marital Status : Married
Spouse Name : Smt. Swarnamoyee Panigrahi
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Qualification : LLB, B.A
Profession : Cultivation
Hobby : Tennis and reading books on religion
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Other Information : First Secretary, Madras Students Convention. Was Private Secretary to Anne Besant. Joined Home Rule Movement (1914–16). Joined Indian National Congress in 1915. Practised law at Aska, Berhampur and Cuttack. Member, Ganjam D.C.C., U.P.C.C. and A.I.C.C. (1920–33). Attended Round Table Conference in England in 1934 for separate statehood of Orissa. Honoured with M.B.E. title. Vice-President, Khalikote College (1939–62). Member, Ganjam District Board (one term). Advocate General (1945). Fellow of Senate, Utkal University (1944–48). Judge, Orissa High Court (1948). Chief Justice, Orissa High Court (1954–56). Minister for Home, Law and Education in Orissa (1957–59). Speaker, Orissa Legislative Assembly from 1961. Took active interest in development of education in Orissa as an educationist and as Education Minister. Had special aptitude for oratory.
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Permanent Address : At.- Polasara, Dist.- Ganjam

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