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| name = Achyuta Samanta | | name = Achyuta Samanta | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|1|20}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://achyutasamanta.com/a-brief-profile/|title=Dr. Achyuta Samanta-Founder, KIIT & KISS}}</ref> | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|1|20}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://achyutasamanta.com/a-brief-profile/|title=Dr. Achyuta Samanta-Founder, KIIT & KISS}}</ref> | ||
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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 | '''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 | 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। | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||