Bhubaneswar: Today is the birth anniversary of legendary leader and maker of modern Odisha Biju Patnaik. On this occasion, Newsroom Odisha brings to you some rare images that personify the life and times of the former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik who is also known as the Tall Man of Odisha.
Biju Patnaik with his wife Gyan PatnaikBiju Babu with his siblings, their families and mother Ashalata Devi Biju is standing on the extreme rightYoung Biju with his father Lakshminarayan PatnaikDaredevil Pilot Biju Patnaik with Indonesian authorities during his 1947 trip to IndonesiaBiju Patnaik on a trip to Indonesia in 1947An image of a Dakota DC-3 from the Kalinga Airlines fleetSwearing in ceremony of Biju Patnaik as the Chief Minister of Odisha, 1961Biju Patnaik, Union Minister for Steel with A R Sochoed, Indonesian Industry Ministry signing minutes of meeting between India and Indonesia, in New Delhi, 1979Biju Patnaik with Pranab MukherjeeBiju Patnaik with NT Rama Rao and H D Deve GowdaHarkishan Singh Surjeet, Biju Pantaik, LK Advani and SR Bommai at a high level meeting in New Delhi on October 22, 1993 to review the law and order situation in Kashmir Valley.Biju Patnaik with M. Karunanidhi and M. G. Ramachandran in ChennaiBiju Patnaik with K. Kamaraj in Bhubaneswar, 1964Biju Patnaik with Indira Gandhi before imposition of emergencyBiju Patnaik with Chandra Shekhar, Om Prakash Chautala and other leadersBiju Patnaik presenting a memento to Shivraj Patil, the then speaker of Lok SabhaBiju Patnaik in discussion with Congress Party membersBiju Patnaik addressing a gathering during the Prime Minister’s visit to OdishaBiju Patnaik at a function on Panchayati Raj DivasBiju Patnaik and Pandit Nehru meeting officials during the stone laying ceremony of Paradip PortBiju Patnaik addressing the gathering at Paradip PortTamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa presenting a memento to Odisha CM Biju Patnaik in Madras in 1993Biju Patnaik during the opening ceremony of Tel BridgeBiju Patnaik flagging off the historic expedition, the Kalinga – Bali YatraBiju Patnaik with Julian Huxley, recipient of Kalinga prize in 1953, during his visit to IndiaBiju Babu at the Rath Yatra of Lord JagannathBiju Patnaik with H.E Hafez Al-Assad, the President of Syria in New Delhi, 1978Lakhs of people showed up to take part in the funeral procession to pay tribute to their beloved leader
