Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid his humble tributes to Pandit Nilakantha Das, a great freedom fighters and one of the comrades of ‘Panchasakha’ of ‘Satyabadi Era’, on his birth anniversary today.
The Chief Minister remembered the contribution of Pandit Nilakantha Das towards social reformation and enrichment of Odia language and literature.
ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମୀ ତଥା ପଞ୍ଚସଖାଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅନ୍ୟତମ ସାରସ୍ଵତ ସାଧକ ପଣ୍ଡିତ ନୀଳକଣ୍ଠ ଦାସଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ସମାଜ ସଂସ୍କାର କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ତାଙ୍କ ବହୁମୂଲ୍ୟ ଅବଦାନ ଏବଂ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ଓ ସାହିତ୍ୟକୁ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ କରୁଥିବା ସୃଜନ ସୃଷ୍ଟିଗୁଡିକ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରେରଣାର ଉତ୍ସ। pic.twitter.com/uVoQw9t1NF
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 5, 2020
Pandit Nilakantha Das was born on August 5, 1884 in the village Sri Ramchandrapur of Puri district. He was an orator, politician and social reformer. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1960.