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Radhakant Nayak is an Indian politician, bureaucrat & educationist belonging to the Indian National Congress party. He served as a member of the Parliament of India representing Orissa in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament between 2004 till 2010. Radhakant Nayak, a 1962 batch IAS officer. Nayak is also connected with YMCA and is one of the most high-profile Christians in Orissa[1]
Nayak who served the Central government as secretary was short-listed for the post of Union Cabinet Secretary during H. D. Deve Gowda government. He is the Founder - President of National Institute of Social Work And Social Sciences (NISWASS) which was awarded with the First ever Dr. Ambedkar National Award. Former President of India K.R.Narayanan was the former Patron of NISWASS while Former Governor of Odisha S.C.Jamir is the current patron of NISWASS. In 2004 he was elected to Rajya Sabha on Congress ticket.[2]
- ^ "Net closes in on Cong MP for Orissa swami's murder". Indian Express. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ Cong MP suspected behind VHP leader's murder India Today - 18 October 2008