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Achyuta Samanta
ଅଚ୍ୟୁତ ସାମନ୍ତ
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 May 2019
Preceded by
Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh
Constituency
Kandhamal
Personal details
Born
(1965-01-20) 20 January 1965 (age 59)[1] Kalarabanka, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India
Political party
Biju Janata Dal
Residence(s)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Alma mater
Utkal University
Occupation
Social Worker & Entrepreneur
Known for
Founder of KIIT Group of Institutions
Website
www.achyutasamanta.com
Achyuta Samanta FRSC (born 20 January 1965) is an Indian educationist and philanthropist.
Besides education and tribal upliftment, healthcare and rural development, Samanta has contributed to art, culture, literature, film, media, society and national integration. He has also founded Kadambini Magazine and Kuni Katha exclusively for children. Besides, he is also the founder of Kalinga TV and K News Odisha.
He has been conferred with more than 50 International and National awards and over 200 state awards besides two highest Civilian Awards from Royal Kingdom of Bahrain and Mongolia called ISA Award for Service to Humanity and Best Worker Award respectively. He has been conferred with 55 Honorary Doctorate awards from universities in India and abroad. He is the first Odia to be a member of both UGC and AICTE. He is currently the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Kandhamal, Odisha and also the President of Volleyball Federation of India. He is the designated President (India) of Democracy without Borders and founder of Parliamentarians for Indigenous People.
^"Dr. Achyuta Samanta-Founder, KIIT & KISS". Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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