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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.
Mar 5, 2019 · He was the Chief Minister of Odisha at the age of 45. Patnaik was close to Indira Gandhi who took over the Congress Party in 1967. However, they clashed in 1969 over the Presidential election. He left the Congress and formed a regional party – the Utkal Congress.
Biju Patnaik, the epitome of the Odia pride and honor, the legendary leader and architect of modern Odisha has proved his worth as an Eminent son of the soil through his novel, daring and revolutionary strides.
Apr 23, 2024 · Biju Patnaik was a towering personality, towering literally and metaphorically over his contemporaries. He was – and still is – the only person in India whose body was wrapped in the national...
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.
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.
Apr 17, 2017 · A revolutionary leader, a zealous promoter of industry in the state and a fearless politician, his mighty influence spanned across both state and national politics. However, in his death, Patnaik ushered a new phase of Odisha politics, that of stability and incumbency.
Bijayananda (Biju) Patnaik, a true statesman, freedom fighter and an illustrious son of India, is the architect of modern Odisha and the tallest leader of post-independence Odisha.
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.
Apr 24, 1997 · Biju Patnaik. Apr 24th 1997 |. IT IS worth writing about Biju Patnaik for at least two reasons. His long life can be read as something of a history of India back to the time when the country...
