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| | #REDIRECT [[Sashibhusan Rath]] |
| | name = Sashi Bhusan Rath
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| | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1885|01|01}}
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| | birth_place = [[Surada]], [[Ganjam district]], [[Madras Presidency]], British Raj
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| | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1943|03|19|1885|01|01}}
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| | death_place = [[Berhampur]], [[Orissa Province]], British Raj
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| | occupation = Social reformer, public representative, industrialist
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| | nationality = Indian
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| | education = Matric
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| | alma_mater = Higher Secondary School, [[Paralakhemundi]]
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| | spouse = Arnapurna Rath
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| | parents = Lambodara Mahapatra (father), Digambara Rath (adopted father)
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| | children = Ashalata Mishra
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| | awards = O.B.E. ([[Order of British Empire]])
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| '''Sashi Bhusan Rath''' was a social reformer, industrialist, politician and editor/co-founder of the Dainik Asha newspaper (The 1st Odia daily), published from [[Berhampur|Brahmapur]]. Among the [[Odia people]] he was known as Ganjam Byaghra''',''' which means The Tiger of Ganjam.
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| ==Early life==
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| He was born in [[Surada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ganjam.nic.in/eminent_personality/sashi_bhusan_rath.htm|title=SASHI BHUSAN RATH|year=|work=ganjam.nic.in|accessdate=8 March 2018|quote=}}</ref> Rath was the second son of Lambodara Mahapatra. By order of his grandfather Nilakantha Mahapatra, Sashi was adopted by his uncle Digambara Rath. So, from his childhood, he used ''Rath'' as his surname. Many educational institutions have been named after him, such as ''Sashi Bhusan Government High School'' in Surada and Sashi Bhusan Rath (Auto.) Women's College in Brahmapur.
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| ==Career==
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| He was elected Vice-chairman of the former Berhampur Municipality and later elected as Public Representative from the [[Ganjam district]] to Madras Assembly Council during the [[British Raj]]. He briefly worked as a manager of Utkal Tannery, which was established by [[Madhusudan Das]].
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