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	'''Achyuta Samanta''' (born 20 January 1965) is an Indian educationist and philanthropist. He is the founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS),. KIIT is an Institution of Eminence for professional education having more than 30,000 students from all over India and 55 other countries across the globe. KISS is a home for 60,000 indigenous children who get free education, home and board, vocational and sports empowerment from Kindergarten to Post Graduation and Doctorate levels, free of cost.		'''Achyuta Samanta''' (born 20 January 1965) is an Indian educationist and philanthropist. He is the founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS),. KIIT is an Institution of Eminence for professional education having more than 30,000 students from all over India and 55 other countries across the globe. KISS is a home for 70,000 indigenous children who get free education, home and board, vocational and sports empowerment from Kindergarten to Post Graduation and Doctorate levels, free of cost.

	Besides education and tribal upliftment, healthcare and rural development, Achyuta Samanta has contributed to art, culture, literature, film, media, society and national integration. He has also founded Kadambini Magazine and Kuni Katha exclusively for children. Besides, he is also the founder of Kalinga TV and K News Odisha.		Besides education and tribal upliftment, healthcare and rural development, Achyuta Samanta has contributed to art, culture, literature, film, media, society and national integration. He has also founded Kadambini Magazine and Kuni Katha exclusively for children. Besides, he is also the founder of Kalinga TV and K News Odisha.

	He has been conferred with more than 50 International and National awards and over 200 state awards besides two highest Civilian Awards from Royal Kingdom of Bahrain and Mongolia called ISA Award for Service to Humanity and Best Worker Award respectively. He has been conferred with 46 Honorary Doctorate awards from universities in India and abroad. He is the first Odia to be a member of both UGC and AICTE. He is currently the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Kandhamal, Odisha and also the President of Volleyball Federation of India. He is the designated President (India) of Democracy without Borders and founder of Parliamentarians for Indigenous People।		He has been conferred with more than 50 International and National awards and over 200 state awards besides two highest Civilian Awards from Royal Kingdom of Bahrain and Mongolia called ISA Award for Service to Humanity and Best Worker Award respectively. He has been conferred with 49 Honorary Doctorate awards from universities in India and abroad. He is the first Odia to be a member of both UGC and AICTE. He is currently the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Kandhamal, Odisha and also the President of Volleyball Federation of India. He is the designated President (India) of Democracy without Borders and founder of Parliamentarians for Indigenous People।


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	'''Achyuta Samanta''' (born 20 January 1965) is an Indian educationist, philanthropist~~, and a social worker who campaigns for empowerment through quality education~~. He is the founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), ~~both educational institutions of global repute and recognition~~. KIIT is an Institution of Eminence ~~and one of the most prominent universities in India and globe~~ for professional education having more than 30,000 students from all over India and 55 other countries across the globe. KISS is a home for 60,000 indigenous children who get free education, home and board, vocational and sports empowerment from Kindergarten to Post Graduation and Doctorate levels, free of cost.		'''Achyuta Samanta''' (born 20 January 1965) is an Indian educationist and philanthropist. He is the founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS),. KIIT is an Institution of Eminence for professional education having more than 30,000 students from all over India and 55 other countries across the globe. KISS is a home for 60,000 indigenous children who get free education, home and board, vocational and sports empowerment from Kindergarten to Post Graduation and Doctorate levels, free of cost.

	Besides education and tribal upliftment, healthcare and rural development, Achyuta Samanta has contributed to art, culture, literature, film, media, society and national integration. He has also founded Kadambini Magazine and Kuni Katha exclusively for children. Besides, he is also the founder of Kalinga TV and K News Odisha.		Besides education and tribal upliftment, healthcare and rural development, Achyuta Samanta has contributed to art, culture, literature, film, media, society and national integration. He has also founded Kadambini Magazine and Kuni Katha exclusively for children. Besides, he is also the founder of Kalinga TV and K News Odisha.

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	\| birth_place = Kalarabanka, [[Jagatsinghpur]], [[Odisha]], India		\| birth_place = Kalarabanka, [[Jagatsinghpur]], [[Odisha]], India
	\| residence = [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], India		\| residence = [[Bhubaneswar]], Odisha, India
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	'''Achyuta Samanta''' (born 20 January 1965) is an Indian educationist, philanthropist, and a social worker who campaigns for empowerment through quality education. He is the founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), both educational institutions of global repute and recognition. KIIT is an Institution of Eminence and one of the most prominent universities in India and globe for professional education having more than 30,000 students from all over India and 55 other countries across the globe. KISS is a home for 60,000 indigenous children who get free education, home and board, vocational and sports empowerment from Kindergarten to Post Graduation and Doctorate levels, free of cost.		'''Achyuta Samanta''' (born 20 January 1965) is an Indian educationist, philanthropist, and a social worker who campaigns for empowerment through quality education. He is the founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), both educational institutions of global repute and recognition. KIIT is an Institution of Eminence and one of the most prominent universities in India and globe for professional education having more than 30,000 students from all over India and 55 other countries across the globe. KISS is a home for 60,000 indigenous children who get free education, home and board, vocational and sports empowerment from Kindergarten to Post Graduation and Doctorate levels, free of cost.

	Besides education and tribal upliftment, healthcare and rural development, Achyuta Samanta has contributed to art, culture, literature, film, media, society and national integration. He has also founded Kadambini Magazine~~, the first and only family feature magazine in Odisha~~ and Kuni Katha exclusively for children. Besides, he is also the founder of Kalinga TV and K News Odisha~~. He has converted the remote village ‘Kalarabanka’, Cuttack into a Smart Village and Manpur Panchayat into a model panchayat~~.		Besides education and tribal upliftment, healthcare and rural development, Achyuta Samanta has contributed to art, culture, literature, film, media, society and national integration. He has also founded Kadambini Magazine and Kuni Katha exclusively for children. Besides, he is also the founder of Kalinga TV and K News Odisha.

	He has been conferred with more than 50 International and National awards and over 200 state awards besides two highest Civilian Awards from Royal Kingdom of Bahrain and Mongolia called ISA Award for Service to Humanity and Best Worker Award respectively. He has been conferred with 46 Honorary Doctorate awards from universities in India and abroad. He is the first Odia to be a member of both UGC and AICTE. He is currently the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Kandhamal, Odisha and also the President of Volleyball Federation of India. He is the designated President (India) of Democracy without Borders and founder of Parliamentarians for Indigenous People।		He has been conferred with more than 50 International and National awards and over 200 state awards besides two highest Civilian Awards from Royal Kingdom of Bahrain and Mongolia called ISA Award for Service to Humanity and Best Worker Award respectively. He has been conferred with 46 Honorary Doctorate awards from universities in India and abroad. He is the first Odia to be a member of both UGC and AICTE. He is currently the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Kandhamal, Odisha and also the President of Volleyball Federation of India. He is the designated President (India) of Democracy without Borders and founder of Parliamentarians for Indigenous People।

	As a social reformer, he has been propagating Art of Giving (philosophy of life), a concept aimed at bringing peace and happiness around the globe. He has also spearheaded movements like India Against Negativity, Kanyakiran, Education for All, Health Care for Rural Odisha (HERO), New Minds, New Dreams.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Samanta was born to ~~Shri~~ Anadi Charan Samanta and ~~Smt.~~ Nilima Rani Samanta in the village of Kalarabanka in [[Cuttack]] District of [[Odisha]] in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=How Odisha's education man Achyuta Samanta plans to navigate his way to the Rajya Sabha\|url=https://www.edexlive.com/people/2018/mar/15/how-odishas-education-man-achyuta-samanta-plans-to-navigate-his-way-to-the-rajya-sabha-2226.html\|access-date=2020-06-14\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> His father died when Samanta was four, and he grew up in abject poverty with his widowed mother and seven siblings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Purkayastha\|first=Debapratim\|date=March 2015\|title=Achyuta Samanta's KISS: Mainstreaming Marginalized Communities Through Education\|journal=The IUP Journal of Entrepreneurship Development\|volume=XII (1)\|pages=45–61}}</ref>		Samanta was born to Anadi Charan Samanta and Nilima Rani Samanta in the village of Kalarabanka in [[Cuttack]] District of [[Odisha]] in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=How Odisha's education man Achyuta Samanta plans to navigate his way to the Rajya Sabha\|url=https://www.edexlive.com/people/2018/mar/15/how-odishas-education-man-achyuta-samanta-plans-to-navigate-his-way-to-the-rajya-sabha-2226.html\|access-date=2020-06-14\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> His father died when Samanta was four, and he grew up in abject poverty with his widowed mother and seven siblings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Purkayastha\|first=Debapratim\|date=March 2015\|title=Achyuta Samanta's KISS: Mainstreaming Marginalized Communities Through Education\|journal=The IUP Journal of Entrepreneurship Development\|volume=XII (1)\|pages=45–61}}</ref>

	Samanta received an M.Sc in Chemistry from [[Utkal University]]. He had a decade-long experience in teaching in colleges, mostly at Maharshi College under Utkal University, in Bhubaneswar as a chemistry lecturer.		Samanta received an M.Sc. in Chemistry from [[Utkal University]]. He had a decade-long experience in teaching in colleges, mostly at Maharshi College under Utkal University, in Bhubaneswar as a chemistry lecturer.

	== Educationist ==		== Educationist ==
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	*BusinessLine Changemaker Awards 2019 instituted by [[The Hindu Businessline\|The Hindu BusinessLine]] daily<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/changemaker-award-to-achyuta-samanta.html\|title=Changemaker Award to Achyuta Samanta\|date=16 March 2019\|work=The Pioneer\|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> – 2019		*BusinessLine Changemaker Awards 2019 instituted by [[The Hindu Businessline\|The Hindu BusinessLine]] daily<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/changemaker-award-to-achyuta-samanta.html\|title=Changemaker Award to Achyuta Samanta\|date=16 March 2019\|work=The Pioneer\|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> – 2019
	*Conferred the UC Distinguished Professorship in Humanities by The [[University of Cambodia]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=THE CONFERMENT OF THE HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE ON JUSTICE DALVEER BHANDARI AND THE UC DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN HUMANITIES ON PROFESSOR ACHYUTA SAMANTA\|url=https://www.uc.edu.kh/uce/event/1/4232/\|website=The University of Cambodia\|accessdate=4 May 2018}}</ref> – 2018		*Conferred the UC Distinguished Professorship in Humanities by The [[University of Cambodia]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=THE CONFERMENT OF THE HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE ON JUSTICE DALVEER BHANDARI AND THE UC DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN HUMANITIES ON PROFESSOR ACHYUTA SAMANTA\|url=https://www.uc.edu.kh/uce/event/1/4232/\|website=The University of Cambodia\|accessdate=4 May 2018}}</ref> – 2018
	* "Best Worker", top Civilian Award of Mongolia − 2015
	* Highest Civilian award of the kingdom of Bahrain – Isa Award for Service to Humanity – 2015
	* Hall of Fame Award presented by World CSR Congress, [[New Delhi]] – 2015		* Hall of Fame Award presented by World CSR Congress, [[New Delhi]] – 2015
	* Successful Entrepreneur Award at Economic Times Entrepreneurship Summit 2015, [[New Delhi]] – 2015		* Successful Entrepreneur Award at Economic Times Entrepreneurship Summit 2015, [[New Delhi]] – 2015
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	* Received ‘Certificate of Excellence’ in the field of Social Work from the Minister of International Affairs, Government of Cambodia <ref name="KISS Journey">{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg-IWTK8t9M \|title=In Transit with Achyuta Samanta – Lok Sabha \|publisher=Lok Sabha \|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref>		* Received ‘Certificate of Excellence’ in the field of Social Work from the Minister of International Affairs, Government of Cambodia <ref name="KISS Journey">{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg-IWTK8t9M \|title=In Transit with Achyuta Samanta – Lok Sabha \|publisher=Lok Sabha \|accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref>

	~~== Keynote speaker ==~~

	* He has addressed more than 200 talks, lectures and speeches in different International and National Conferences and meets like -

	~~● Universities for Poverty Alleviation, a gathering of Vice Chancellors in Madrid, Spain (July-2015)~~

	~~● The only educationist from India to be invited to Oslo Education Summit, Oslo-sensitized world leaders about the role of education for eradication of poverty~~
	~~(July-2015)~~

	~~● Global CEO Meet, New York~~

	~~● 4th GRIPMER Oration on “ Sustainable and~~
	~~Inclusive Development”~~

	~~● Delivered a talk on “ Empowering India at the grassroots” at 360 Degree Disruption knowledge platform of World Bank Group~~

	~~● Delivered a keynote address in the 12th Annual Global Investor Conference organized by MotilalOswal Securities limited~~

	~~● UNDP, Jaipur~~

	~~● UN Headquarter, New Delhi~~

	~~● Stars Symposium, China~~

	~~● Indira Gandhi Forest Academy for IFS officers, Dehradun~~

	~~● Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration for IAS officers, Mussoorie~~

	~~● House of Lords, UK~~

	~~● UNSSC Bonn~~

	~~Besides these, he has delivered many~~
	~~convocation addresses and Foundation~~
	~~Lectures~~

	== References ==		== References ==
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| birth_place = Kalarabanka, [[Jagatsinghpur]], [[Odisha]], India
| residence = [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], India
| office = [[Member of parliament|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 25 May 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh]]
| successor =
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| alma_mater = [[Utkal University]]
| occupation = Social Worker & Entrepreneur
| known_for = Founder of [[Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology]], [[Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences]]
| website = [https://achyutasamanta.com www.achyutasamanta.com]
| constituency = [[Kandhamal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kandhamal]]
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'''Achyuta Samanta''' (born 20 January 1965) is an Indian educationist, philanthropist, and a social worker who campaigns for empowerment through quality education. He is the founder of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), both educational institutions of global repute and recognition. KIIT is an Institution of Eminence and one of the most prominent universities in India and globe for professional education having more than 30,000 students from all over India and 55 other countries across the globe. KISS is a home for 60,000 indigenous children who get free education, home and board, vocational and sports empowerment from Kindergarten to Post Graduation and Doctorate levels, free of cost.

Besides education and tribal upliftment, healthcare and rural development, Achyuta Samanta has contributed to art, culture, literature, film, media, society and national integration. He has also founded Kadambini Magazine, the first and only family feature magazine in Odisha and Kuni Katha exclusively for children. Besides, he is also the founder of Kalinga TV and K News Odisha. He has converted the remote village ‘Kalarabanka’, Cuttack into a Smart Village and Manpur Panchayat into a model panchayat.

He has been conferred with more than 50 International and National awards and over 200 state awards besides two highest Civilian Awards from Royal Kingdom of Bahrain and Mongolia called ISA Award for Service to Humanity and Best Worker Award respectively. He has been conferred with 46 Honorary Doctorate awards from universities in India and abroad. He is the first Odia to be a member of both UGC and AICTE. He is currently the Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Kandhamal, Odisha and also the President of Volleyball Federation of India. He is the designated President (India) of Democracy without Borders and founder of Parliamentarians for Indigenous People।

As a social reformer, he has been propagating Art of Giving (philosophy of life), a concept aimed at bringing peace and happiness around the globe. He has also spearheaded movements like India Against Negativity, Kanyakiran, Education for All, Health Care for Rural Odisha (HERO), New Minds, New Dreams.

== Early life ==
Samanta was born to Shri Anadi Charan Samanta and Smt. Nilima Rani Samanta in the village of Kalarabanka in [[Cuttack]] District of [[Odisha]] in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Odisha's education man Achyuta Samanta plans to navigate his way to the Rajya Sabha|url=https://www.edexlive.com/people/2018/mar/15/how-odishas-education-man-achyuta-samanta-plans-to-navigate-his-way-to-the-rajya-sabha-2226.html|access-date=2020-06-14|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> His father died when Samanta was four, and he grew up in abject poverty with his widowed mother and seven siblings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Purkayastha|first=Debapratim|date=March 2015|title=Achyuta Samanta's KISS: Mainstreaming Marginalized Communities Through Education|journal=The IUP Journal of Entrepreneurship Development|volume=XII (1)|pages=45–61}}</ref>

Samanta received an M.Sc in Chemistry from [[Utkal University]]. He had a decade-long experience in teaching in colleges, mostly at Maharshi College under Utkal University, in Bhubaneswar as a chemistry lecturer.

== Educationist ==
Achyuta Samanta is the founder, ex chancellor, and secretary of [[Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT University)|KIIT University]]; and the founder of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, KISS Deemed to be University, [[KIIT International School]], [[Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences]] (KIMS), [[KIIT School of Management]] (KSOM), [[KIIT School of Rural Management]] (KSRM), [[KIIT School of Computer Application]] (KSCA), [[KIIT School of Biotechnology]] (KSBT), [[KIIT Law School]] (KLS), [[KIIT School of Languages]] (KSOL), [[Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences]] (KIDS) and [https://kp.kiit.ac.in/ KIIT Polytechnic].

== Member of national and International bodies ==
He is a member of [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission (UGC)]], Executive Committee Member of [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE), President of [[Volleyball Federation of India]], Member of [[Indian Olympic Association]], President, 39th World Congress of Poets (WAAC), General President (2017-18) of 105th [[Indian Science Congress Association|Indian Science Congress]], Advisor of Ministry of Education (Government of Manipur), Academic Council Member of [[Central University of Orissa]], Serving Member of [[National Council for Teacher Education]] (NCTE), [[Coir Board of India]], National Executive Council Member of [[Indian Society for Technical Education]], and Executive Committee Member of [[Indian Science Congress Association]] (ISCA).

He was also a serving member of international bodies including the [[International Association of University Presidents]] (IAUP), United States of America; [[Institute of International Education]] (IIE), New York City; Association of University of Asia Pacific (AUAP); [[University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific]] (UMAP), [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]; [[Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health]] (APACPH); [[United Nations Academic Impact]] (UNAI), and Asia Economic Forum (AEF), CIFEJ (Centre International Du Films Pour L'enfance Et La Jeunesse, Dubai).

== Honoris Causa awards ==
* Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha – Central University, Tirupati, India − 2011
* Hanseo University, South Korea, 2010
* National University, Cambodia – 2009
* University of Cambodia, Cambodia, 2009
* OIU, Colombo – 2002 and 2005 (D.Sc)
* National Formosa University, Taiwan – 2012
* Gandhi Mandela Awards 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=Gandhi-Mandela Peace Award 2019 to Achyuta Samanta |url=https://news.kiit.ac.in/kiitnews/gandhi-mandela-peace-award-2019-to-achyuta-samanta/ |website=KIIT News |date=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh to be awarded the First Gandhi Mandela Peace Medal |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh-to-be-awarded-the-first-gandhi-mandela-peace-medal-119071101107_1.html |website=Business Standard India |date=11 July 2019}}</ref>

== Awards and records ==
Samanta received a number of awards, and created new records in the field of social entrepreneurship. He was mentioned among the Top 15 Social Entrepreneurs of the World by the American [[Edge Foundation]].<ref>''The New Indian Express''. 12.01.2008 Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder Secretary KIIT & KISS has been placed among the top 15 social entrepreneurs of the world</ref> Samanta appears in ''The Limca Book of Records'' as the youngest chancellor of any University in India.
*Outstanding Green Activist Award by India Green Energy Awards organised by [http://ifge.org.in Indian Federation of Green Energy] (IFGE)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kalingatv.com/miscellany/achyuta-samanta-conferred-with-outstanding-green-activist-award/|title=Achyuta Samanta conferred with 'Outstanding Green Activist' Award|date=2019-12-16|website=KalingaTV|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref> – 2019
*Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar (Lifetime Achievement Award) at 4th National Teachers’ Congress by MIT World Peace University, Pune<ref>{{Citation|title=Educationist & Social Worker Dr Achyuta Samanta Conferred With Jeevan Gaurav Award {{!}}{{!}} KalingaTV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pMuU_Dgnmw|language=en|access-date=2021-04-30}}</ref> - 2020
*Personality of the Year Award by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ficci.in/ficci-in-news-page.asp?nid=19342|title=Dr Samanta gets FICCI 'Personality of the Year' award,millennium Post,Nov 28, 2019|website=ficci.in|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref> – 2019
*Golden Gabel Award by World Academy of Arts And Culture<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/oct/16/39th-world-congress-of-poets-at-kiit-1886107.html|title=39th World Congress of Poets at KIIT|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-01-09}}</ref> – 2019
*BusinessLine Changemaker Awards 2019 instituted by [[The Hindu Businessline|The Hindu BusinessLine]] daily<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/changemaker-award-to-achyuta-samanta.html|title=Changemaker Award to Achyuta Samanta|date=16 March 2019|work=The Pioneer|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref> – 2019
*Conferred the UC Distinguished Professorship in Humanities by The [[University of Cambodia]]<ref>{{cite web|title=THE CONFERMENT OF THE HONORARY DOCTORAL DEGREE ON JUSTICE DALVEER BHANDARI AND THE UC DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP IN HUMANITIES ON PROFESSOR ACHYUTA SAMANTA|url=https://www.uc.edu.kh/uce/event/1/4232/|website=The University of Cambodia|accessdate=4 May 2018}}</ref> – 2018
* "Best Worker", top Civilian Award of Mongolia − 2015
* Highest Civilian award of the kingdom of Bahrain – Isa Award for Service to Humanity – 2015
* Hall of Fame Award presented by World CSR Congress, [[New Delhi]] – 2015
* Successful Entrepreneur Award at Economic Times Entrepreneurship Summit 2015, [[New Delhi]] – 2015
* Civilian Award by [[Jan Mládek]], Industry & Trade Minister of Czech Republic, Vladimír Bärtl, Deputy Minister of Industry & Trade Minister of Czech Republic and M. Stašek, Ambassador of Czech Republic to India at Czech Embassy, [[New Delhi]] – 2015
* Think India Award by Think Media at Transforming India Conclave 2014, [[New Delhi]] – 2014
* Honorary Fellowship Award by [[Computer Society of India]] (CSI), [[Hyderabad, India]] – 2014
* Visista Puraskar from 24th Annual Awards – 2014
* [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] (CIS), Award, Moscow, Russia – 2014
* [[Gusi Peace Prize|Gusi Peace Prize International]], [[Manila, Philippines]] – 2014
* ‘2013 World of Difference Awards’ by US-based International Alliance for Women (TIAW) – 2014
* [[Jawaharlal Nehru Award]], 2012–2012
* [[Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards|Godfrey Phillips Bravery Award (Social Bravery Award)]] in recognition of an exceptional Act of Courage – 2011
* Priya Odiya Samman 2007 (Most Endeared Personality in Odisha), through a survey by a National TV Channel – 2007
* Humanitarian Award from Mahatma Gandhi Remembrance Organization, [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]] – 2004
* First Oriya to receive International Award for Outstanding Social Work by the Indian Embassy, [[Muscat, Oman]]
* Received ‘Certificate of Excellence’ in the field of Social Work from the Minister of International Affairs, Government of Cambodia <ref name="KISS Journey">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg-IWTK8t9M |title=In Transit with Achyuta Samanta – Lok Sabha |publisher=Lok Sabha |accessdate=20 July 2009}}</ref>

== Keynote speaker ==

* He has addressed more than 200 talks, lectures and speeches in different International and National Conferences and meets like -

● Universities for Poverty Alleviation, a gathering of Vice Chancellors in Madrid, Spain (July-2015)

● The only educationist from India to be invited to Oslo Education Summit, Oslo-sensitized world leaders about the role of education for eradication of poverty
(July-2015)

● Global CEO Meet, New York

● 4th GRIPMER Oration on “ Sustainable and
Inclusive Development”

● Delivered a talk on “ Empowering India at the grassroots” at 360 Degree Disruption knowledge platform of World Bank Group

● Delivered a keynote address in the 12th Annual Global Investor Conference organized by MotilalOswal Securities limited

● UNDP, Jaipur

● UN Headquarter, New Delhi

● Stars Symposium, China

● Indira Gandhi Forest Academy for IFS officers, Dehradun

● Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration for IAS officers, Mussoorie

● House of Lords, UK

● UNSSC Bonn

Besides these, he has delivered many
convocation addresses and Foundation
Lectures

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

15. [http://topinfo12.e-monsite.com/blog/education/every-child-needs-a-kiss-find-out-why.html Every Child Needs a KISS – Find Out Why]

==External links==
* [https://achyutasamanta.com Samanta Achyuta]

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