Bishnupada Sethi Conferred with Santha Bhima Samman

Cuttack: Bishnupada Sethi, Principal Secretary of School & Mass Education, Commerce & Transport, Information & Public Relations Departments, has been conferred with this year’s State-Level Santha Bhimaprabha Samman.

The senior IAS officer has received the prestigious award for his literary creations, especially his captivating poems.

He has received the award at a function organised by the Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi Shitya Parishad at the Sarala Bhawan in Cuttack.

Sethi is an ardent follower of Mahima Dharma, the philosophy which the saint poet preached.

He has published several books of his poetry collections. Some of his notable works include Where Shall I Go, My World of Words, Beyond Feelings and Beyond Here and Other Poems.

Sethi has extended help for the development of Bhima Bhoi Samadhipitha Khaliapali in Subarnapur district. His articles on the saint poet and his own poems speak volumes for his versatility as an author.

Sethi has played an instrumental role in setting up a Chair at the Gangadhar Meher University (GMU), Sambalpur, in the name of Bhima Bhoi to carry out interdisciplinary research in the area of social sciences including literary creations and ‘Dalit’ literature, when he was serving as Higher Education Secretary.

Previously, Sethi was conferrex awarded with the Bhima Bhoi Sruti Samman in 2018. He was also a recipient of Bhima Bhoi Award for his contribution to popularize Mahima philosophy in Odisha.