Birth centenary of Sadasiv Tripathy celebrated in Nabarangpur

PNS | Nabarangpur A district-level celebration of the birth centenary of eminent freedom fighter and former Chief Minister Sadasiv Tripathy was held here and Umerkote on Sunday and Monday. The celebration was organised by the Culture of Tourism and Information and Public Relations Departments and the district administration of Nabarangpur. District Collector Roopa Mishra garlanded the late leader’s statue at the Sadasiba Park near the Municipal Office here to mark the occasion. Earlier, rich tributes were paid to a decorated portrait of the leader at the Shastri Bhawan here. IT Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi was the chief guest, while MLA of Nabarangpur Monahor Randhari, MLA of Babugam Bhujabala Majhi, Zilla Parishad president Bhagirathi Nayak and former Minister Raghunath Patnaik were the other guests at the meeting that was presided over by the Collector. IT Minister Majhi said that his Government has taken several steps to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of Sadasiv Tripathy. He thanked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra for their support to organise a State-level function. The illustrious son of this soil, Sadashiba Tripathy, who was born on April 21, 1910, served as a teacher and was associated with the National Congress. After the formation of Odisha as a separate State in 1936, the freedom struggle gained momentum in the undivided Koraput district. Tripathy played a pioneering role in leading the people of Koraput in the freedom movement and was responsible for the political awakening of the people of this tribals-dominated region. He was imprisoned for a year during the individual Satyagraha movement and was also under detention during Quit India movement. Tripathy was a Minister in the State for a period of 12 years, and throughout his Ministerial tenure his main portfolio was Revenue. He was also the Chief Minister for a short period in the late 1970s. As an expert in revenue administration, he piloted the Odisha Zamindary Abolition and Land Reforms Bill in the legislature. He was also the secretary of the Odisha Bhoodan Yajna Samiti.