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Bijayananda Patnaik (5 March 1916 – 17 April 1997) was an Indian politician and aviator. He served as the 3rd Chief Minister of the State of Odisha from 1961 to 1963 and from 1990 to 1995.
Jul 23, 2023 · A highly skilled pilot with the Royal Indian Air Force, Biju Patnaik flew a series of high-risk missions in 1947 to transport top Indonesian resistance leaders, including president Sukarno, vice-president Mohammad Hatta and prime minister Sutan Sjahrir away from the prying eyes of Dutch colonists looking to recolonise the country after World War...
Mar 7, 2023 · Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveiled former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik’s renovated Douglas DC-3 ‘Dakota’ aircraft for public viewing at the Bhubaneswar airport on Sunday (March 5), marking the former chief minister’s 107th birth anniversary.
Jul 1, 2021 · He is remembered as the strongman of Odisha but the maverick politician was also a daredevil aviator who rescued Indonesia’s top leaders from the Dutch. Catch the fantastic story of Biju Patnaik, also called the ‘Kalinga Bull’, and his death-defying missions in the air.
Mar 14, 2020 · A Douglas C-47B-20-Dakota plane was shot down by the Dutch in July 1947 when Patnaik lent it to transport humanitarian aid to the Indonesian Red Cross. Later, the Dutch compensated the Indian government by giving a plane, which in turn was handed over to Indonesia.
Mar 5, 2020 · On the occasion of the 104th birth anniversary of former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted an Intelligence Bureau document from 1945 to show how Patnaik bravely lent his flying skills for freedom fighters like Ram Manohar Lohia.
Apr 17, 2017 · Since 2000, the Biju Janata Dal and its supremo, Naveen Patnaik has remained firmly in power in Odisha for 17 straight years, firmly placing Biju Patnaik’s legacy in the official memory of Odisha and the country.
Mar 5, 2020 · Bijayananda Patnaik (1916-1997), popularly known as Biju Patnaik, was an Indian politician, aviator and businessman. As politician, he served twice as the Chief Minister of the State of Odisha. It is well known that Biju Patnaik actively helped freedom fighters in the 1940s.
Biju Patnaik continued to remain active in national politics even after India achieved independence and worked closely with Nehru in the consolidation of Indian territories. Patnaik was elected the Chief Minister of Odisha (then Orissa) and is credited with being one of the architects of modern Odisha.
Mar 6, 2021 · The political legacy of Odisha’s legendary chief minister, Biju Patnaik, father of present incumbent Naveen Patnaik took the centre-stage on Friday as Naveen called upon people to keep alive his father’s core ideology of “service and self-esteem” on the leader’s 105th birth anniversary.
