Kishen Pattnaik
Kishen Pattnaik | |
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| Member: 3rd Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Banamali Babu |
| Succeeded by | Shraddhakar Supakar |
| Constituency | Sambalpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kishen Pattnaik 30 July 1930 Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi, British India |
| Died | 27 September 2004 (aged 74) Bhubaneswar |
| Political party | Praja Socialist Party Samajwadi Jan Parishad |
| Spouse | Vani Manjari Das |
| Alma mater | Brajamohan High School |
| Profession | Social Activist, politician |
Kishen Pattnaik (30 June 1930 – 27 September 2004) was an Indian social leader, socialist thinker, author and activist. As a member of parliament for the 3rd Lok Sabha, he represented the Praja Socialist Party for the Sambalpur Constituency of India. [1] Pattnaik founded and edited a Hindi monthly periodical called Samayik Varta.
Early life[edit]
Kishen Pattnaik was born in Kalahandi State, located in the forest-covered region of Kashipur. Currently, it is Kasipur Block of Rayagada Dist. As a child, he attended a school named Tati Ghera, where his father worked as a teacher. After moving to his maternal uncle's house in Bhawanipatna, he enrolled in classes in 1946 in Rajendra College, Bolangir. He then received his bachelor's degree and Master of Arts at the university in Nagpur. In 1951, he returned to Bhawanipatna and began teaching at the Braja Mohan High School.[2]
Social work[edit]
After numerous deaths due to starvation were reported in the Kalahandi district, Pattnaik and activist Kapil Narayan Tiwari filed a public interest litigation against the State of Odisha.[3][4]
Political activism and election[edit]
In 1962, 27-year-old Kishen Pattnaik became one of the youngest candidates elected from the Sambalpur parliamentary constituency.
In 1995, along with leaders like Jugal Kishore Roybir, Bhai Vaidya and emerging youths like Sunil, Adv. Joshy Jacob, Kishen Pattnaik co-founded Samajwadi Jana Parishad.
Publications[edit]
| Book name | Type | Publisher | Year of first publication |
Language | ISBN | Translated into |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikalpahin nahin hai duniya विकल्पहीन नहीं है दुनिया (The Universe is Not Without Alternatives) |
Collection of 44 Articles | Raj Kamal Prakashan, New Delhi | 2000 | Hindi | 81-267-0023-8 | |
| Kisan Andolan – Dasha aur Disha किसान आन्दोलन – दशा और दिशा (On Farmers' Movements of India) |
Single Book in 2 parts | Raj Kamal Prakashan, New Delhi, Allahabad, Patna |
2006 | Hindi | 81-267-1261-9 | |
| Bichara Ra Tipa Khata ବିଚାରର ଟିପା ଖାତା (A Notebook of Thoughts) |
Collection of 18 Articles | Bikalpa Prakashan, Bargarh | 2004 | Oriya | NA | |
| Bharat Shudron ka Hoga भारत शूद्रों का होगा (India Will Be of the Destitutes) |
Collection of 11 Articles | Samata Prakashan, Delhi | May 1995 | Hindi | NA | Oriya (Sept. 2005) By Surendra Patra |
| Bharatiya Buddhijibira Sankata O Anyanya Prabandha ଭାରତୀୟ ବୁଦ୍ଧିଜୀବୀର ସଂକଟ ଓ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ (The Crisis of Indian Intellectual) |
Collection of 7 Articles | Subarnarekha, Cuttack | 2001 | Oriya | 81-87467-08-8 | |
| Bharatiya Raajniti par ek drishti भारतीय राजनीति पर एक दृष्टि (A Glimpse on the Indian Politics) |
Collection of 45 articles in 5 parts Single Book |
Raj Kamal, Delhi, Patna | 2006 | Hindi | 81-267-1260-0 | |
| Smrutira Sunila Sarasi ସ୍ମୃତିର ସୁନୀଳ ସରସୀ (In Memory of Kishen Pattnaik) |
45 articles on Kishen Pattnaik |
Bikalpa Prakashan, Bargarh | 29 June 2005 | Oriya |
References[edit]
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ Smrutira Sunila Sarasi. Collection of articles. 2005 Bikalpa Prakashan, Bargarh. pp.2,3
- ^ "Politics of a different place".
- ^ "ଖଡ଼ିଆଳର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ କପିଳ ନାରାୟଣ ତିୱାରୀଙ୍କ ପରଲୋକ" [Kapil Narayan Tiwari, former MLA of Dhiyakhala, passed away]. Sambad (in Odia). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.