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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.
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 21, 1997 · Biju Patnaik, one of the most prominent survivors of the generation of Indian leaders who took part in the independence struggle against Britain, died here on Thursday. He was 81.
Among the revered scientists, social activists, lawyers and civil servants who have contributed to India’s nation building in the 20th century, one striking name is that of the daring aviator, Biju...
Mar 5, 2019 · Two-time chief minister of Orissa (now Odisha), an ace pilot and a harbinger of industrial development in the state, Biju Patnaik accomplished it all.
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.
Naveen Patnaik ( Odia: [n̪ɔbin̪ pɔʈn̪ajk]; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician who served as the 14th Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. His 24-year reign is the second longest for a chief minister of any Indian state, after Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim.
