Profile

Date of Birth : 14/09/1914
Father’s Name : Late Janardan Supakar
Marital Status : Married
Spouse Name : Smt. Tapaswini Devi
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Qualification : M.A English, LLM, Ph.D, Sahityacharya
Profession : Advocate, Journalism, Teachership, Politics
Hobby : Reading and Teaching
Favorite PassTime : Writing
Special Interest : Reading
Cultural Activities : President of several cultural organisations like - 1- Orissa Sanskrutik Samaj, 2- Falguni, 3- Koshala Samaj
Social Activities : Worked for uplift of the poor down-trodden people of the society and also for the development of the Adivasi, Harijan and Backward Communities, Development of Education; Rendering necessary help to flood-affected people, Teaching Harijan and Adivasi students in Pre-independence days; Interested in eradication of Leprosy and Welfare of Orphanage
Literary Activities : Author of following books: 1- Galpanjali, 2- Vishakanya, 3- Juara-Bhatta, 4- Gotie Karuna Rati, 5- Amar Jeevan, 6- Lenin, 7- Artabandhu Issac Santra (Biography), 8- Teantha Pathb, 9- Russia Bhraman, 10- Surendra Sai, 11- Kasturi Mruga, 12- Soopa, 13- Mad
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Other Information : Member of Orissa Sahitya Akademy for continuous six years, Member Lalita Kala Akademy for one year; member, Central Sahitya Akademy of Eastern Zone for two years, free lance journalist and was Editor of the Daily `Hirakhanda` from April 1981 to May 1982, Joined the Lajpatrai Law College, Sambalpur as a part-time Lecturer from 1976 to 1978, visiting professor, Sambalpur University in 1978-1979, acting Vice-Chancellor of Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Viswa Bidyalaya, Puri in 1983, Member of the Senate and Syndicate, Sambalpur University in 1967, 1968 till 1971, again from 1983, Member of Senate and Syndicate of Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Viswa Bidyalaya, Puri in 1981 - 1983, Member of Senate Syndicate Utkal University for 8 years i.e. 1948 - 1951 and again 1964 to 1966, Member of Orissa Government Text Book Committee in 1939. Associated with National movement and Khadi since childhood, interested in politics from childhood, elected member of Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee in 1940, Elected a Member of Sambalpur District Board in 1940, Appointed as Leader of Opposition, Chairman of P.A.C. in Assembly, President of Ganatantra Parishad Party for two years, Member of Estimate Committee of Lok Sabha from 1957 -59 and PAC in 1959 - 60, and Privilege Committee from 1957 to 1960, Member of Estimate Committee, Chairman of PUC, Member of Committee on Privilege, Rules Committee of Lok Sabha, Special Committee (To study the problems of linguistic minorities on the either side of the borders of the State), Special Committee (To examine the necessity of seeking orders of the house for publication of CAG reports) of Assembly for 1985-86
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Lok Sabha Membership

SAMBALPUR	AIGP	2nd: (1957-1962)
SAMBALPUR	INC	4th: (1967-1970)