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{{Short description|Politician from Odisha, India (1927–2015)}}
{{Short description|Politician from Odisha, India (1927–2015)}}
{{About|the politician|the sinologist and translator|Janaki Ballabh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name           = Janaki Ballabh Patnaik  
| name               = Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
|office         = [[List of Governors of Assam|Governor of Assam]]
| office             = 25th [[List of Governors of Assam|Governor of Assam]]
| native_name = ଜାନକୀ ବଲ୍ଲଭ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ
| image              = J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg
| native_name_lang = or
| caption            = Janaki Ballabh Patnaik in 2009
|image          = Janaki Ballabh Patnaik.JPG
| predecessor         = [[Syed Sibtey Razi]]
|predecessor   = [[Syed Sibtey Razi]]
| successor           = [[Padmanabha Acharya]]
|successor     = [[Padmanabha Acharya]]
| predecessor1       = [[Biju Patnaik]]
|predecessor1   = [[Biju Patnaik]]
| party               = [[File:Indian National Congress  logo.svg|20px]] [[Indian National Congress]]
|party         = [[Indian National Congress]]  
| 1blankname         = Chief Minister
|1blankname     = Chief Minister  
| 1namedata           = [[Tarun Gogoi]]
|1namedata     = [[Tarun Gogoi]]
| order1             = 11th
|order1         = 11th
| office1             = Chief Minister of Odisha
|office1       = Chief Minister of Odisha
| predecessor2       = [[Nilamani Routray]]
|governor2      = [[C. M. Poonacha]]<br> S. K. Ray {{small|(Acting)}}<br>[[Ranganath Misra]] {{small|(Acting)}}<br>[[Bishambhar Nath Pande]]<br>[[Saiyid Nurul Hasan]]
| successor2         = [[Hemananda Biswal]]
|predecessor2   = [[Nilamani Routray]]
| successor1         = [[Giridhar Gamang]]
|successor2     = [[Hemananda Biswal]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1927|01|03|df=y}}
|successor1     = [[Giridhar Gamang]]
| birth_place         = [[Puri district|Rameshwar]], [[Bihar and Orissa Province]], [[British India]]
|birth_date     = {{Birth date|1927|01|03|df=y}}
| death_date         = {{death date and age|df=yes|2015|04|21|1927|01|03}}
|birth_place   = Rameshwar, [[Puri district]]
| death_place         = [[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
|death_date     = {{death date and age|df=yes|2015|04|21|1927|01|03}}
| parents    = Gokulananda Patnaik (father)
|death_place   = [[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| spouse             = [[Jayanti Patnaik]]
|spouse         = [[Jayanti Patnaik]]  
| children           = Pruthvi Ballabh Patnaik (son)<br>Sudatta Patnaik (daughter)<br> Supriya Patnaik (daughter)
|children       =  
| relatives          = [[Soumya Ranjan Patnaik]] (son in law)
|alma_mater     = [[Utkal University]],<br/> [[Banaras Hindu University]]
| alma_mater         = {{ubl|[[Ravenshaw University]]|[[Utkal University]]|[[Banaras Hindu University]]}}
|blank1         = Awards
| blank1             = Awards
|data1         =  
| data1               =  
|website       = [http://online.assam.gov.in/governors-page Official Website]
| website             = {{Official website|http://online.assam.gov.in/governors-page}}
|governor1      = [[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]]<br>[[Gopala Ramanujam]]<br>[[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]<br>[[C. Rangarajan]]
| term_start         = 11 December 2009
|term_start     = 11 December 2009
| term_end           = 10 December 2014
|term_end       = 10 December 2014
| term_start2         = 9 June 1980
|term_start2   = 9 June 1980
| term_end2           = 7 December 1989
|term_end2     = 7 December 1989
| term_start1         = 15 March 1995
|term_start1   = 15 March 1995
| term_end1           = 17 February 1999
|term_end1     = 17 February 1999
| office8            = Union Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour
| term_start8        = 16 January 1980
| term_end8          = 7 June 1980
| office9            = President of Indian Youth Congress, Odisha state unit
| term_start9        = 1950
| term_end9          = n/a
}}
}}


'''Janaki Ballabh Patnaik'''; (3 January 1927 – 21 April 2015) was an Indian politician who had been [[Governor of Assam]] from 2009 to 2014.<ref name="death" /> A leader of the [[Indian National Congress]], he was [[Chief Minister]] of [[Odisha]] from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999, holding that post for the longest time on record before [[Naveen Patnaik]].
'''Janaki Ballabh Patnaik''' (3 January 1927 – 21 April 2015) was an Indian politician who had been 25th [[Governor of Assam]] from 2009 to 2014.<ref name="death" /> A leader of the [[Indian National Congress]], he was [[Chief Minister]] of [[Odisha]] from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999, holding that post for the longest time on record before [[Naveen Patnaik]]. In 1950, he became the President of the Odisha state unit of the youth wing of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. In 1980, he became the Union Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour from 16 January to 7 June.


After the completion of his early education at Khurda High School, he passed his B.A. degree in Sanskrit from the [[Utkal University]] in 1947 and passed his M.A. degree in Political Science from the Banaras Hindu University in 1949. In 1950, he became the President of the Odisha state unit of the youth wing of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. In 1980, he became the Union Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour. The construction of [[New Jagannath Sadak]] (Chandanpur of Puri district to Sarankul of Nayagarh district) is one of his major contribution to the transportation and tourism of Odisha.
==Personal life==
He was born in a humble [[Karan (caste)|Karan]] family.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-04-13 |title=Reign of Patnaiks: 40 years and counting |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/odisha/news/reign-of-patnaiks-40-years-and-counting/articleshow/68858700.cms |access-date=2024-09-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> His father Gokulananda Patnaik was a reputed writer and teacher.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-04-23 |title=Family keeps away from politics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/family-keeps-away-from-politics/articleshow/47020373.cms |access-date=2025-03-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He married [[Jayanti Patnaik]] in 1953, a four-time Member of Parliament and first Chairperson of [[National Commission for Women]]. He completed his schooling from Khurda High School, he graduated in Sanskrit (Honours) from [[Utkal University]] in 1947 and received his master's degree in political science from the [[Banaras Hindu University]] in 1949.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janaki Ballava Patnaik |url=https://www.odishaestore.com/writer-janaki-ballava-patnaik?srsltid=AfmBOoqIaKuOa3ia43weMbaTcZRchII_WZg8MosESLvpaLq1FvFo7t2O |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Odisha E Store |language=en}}</ref>


== Controversy ==
He was accused of involvement in the [[Anjana Mishra rape case|Anjana Mishra case]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://appiusforum.net/anjana_mishra.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312155423/http://appiusforum.net/anjana_mishra.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=12 March 2010|title=My story BY ANJANA MISHRA|date=7 February 1999|work=The Week}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/System-insensitive-says-rape-victim/articleshow/1905236.cms? |title=System insensitive, says rape victim
 
He was involved in the [[Anjana Mishra rape case]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://appiusforum.net/anjana_mishra.html|title=My story BY ANJANA MISHRA|date=7 February 1999|work=The Week}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/System-insensitive-says-rape-victim/articleshow/1905236.cms? |title=System insensitive, says rape victim
|author=Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha|date= 18 August 2006|work=Times of India}}</ref>
|author=Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha|date= 18 August 2006|work=Times of India}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
[[File:JB Patnaik.jpg|thumb|left|Janaki Patnaik's statue in JB Patnaik memorial park, Khordha.]]
[[File:JB Patnaik.jpg|thumb|left|Janaki Patnaik's statue in JB Patnaik memorial park, Khordha.]]
He died on 21 April 2015 aged 88 at [[Tirupati]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. On Monday, 20 April 2015, he had gone to attend the convocation of [[Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha]], of which he was chancellor, and also visited the Lord [[Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala]].<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-04-21/news/61378999_1_naveen-patnaik-prime-minister-narendra-modi-janaki-ballabh-patnaik Former Odisha CM J B Patnaik passes away at 89]</ref><ref>[http://odishachannel.com/index.php/4095/janaki-ballabh-patnaik-cremated-in-puri/ Janaki Ballabh Patnaik cremated in Puri]</ref><ref name="death">{{cite news|title=PM Modi condoles the Death of former Orissa CM Janaki Ballabh Patnaik|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/04/pm-modi-condoles-the-death-of-former-orissa-cm-janaki-ballabh-patnaik/|access-date=21 April 2015|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=21 April 2015}}</ref> Later in the night, he complained of severe chest pain at and was subsequently shifted to Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) where he died at around 3:00 AM. on Tuesday. He leaves behind a legacy of having translated the [[Mahabharata]], the [[Ramayana]] and the [[Bhagavad Gita]] into his mother tongue, as he was a Sanskrit-Odia scholar.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik passes away|url=http://www.myinfoindia.com/odisha-cm-j-b-patnaik-passes-away/|newspaper=myinfoindia|date=21 April 2015|access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref>
He died on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, aged 88 at [[Tirupati]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. On Monday, 20 April 2015, he had gone to attend the convocation of [[Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha]], of which he was chancellor, and also visited the Lord [[Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150425053911/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-04-21/news/61378999_1_naveen-patnaik-prime-minister-narendra-modi-janaki-ballabh-patnaik Former Odisha CM J B Patnaik passes away at 89]}}</ref><ref>[http://odishachannel.com/index.php/4095/janaki-ballabh-patnaik-cremated-in-puri/ Janaki Ballabh Patnaik cremated in Puri]</ref><ref name="death">{{cite news|title=PM Modi condoles the Death of former Orissa CM Janaki Ballabh Patnaik|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/04/pm-modi-condoles-the-death-of-former-orissa-cm-janaki-ballabh-patnaik/|access-date=21 April 2015|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=21 April 2015}}</ref> Later in the night, he complained of severe chest pain and was subsequently shifted to Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) where he died at around 3:00&nbsp;am. on 21 April. He leaves behind a legacy of having translated the [[Mahabharata]], the [[Ramayana]] and the [[Bhagavad Gita]] into Odia (his mother tongue), as he was a Sanskrit-Odia scholar.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik passes away|url=http://www.myinfoindia.com/odisha-cm-j-b-patnaik-passes-away/|newspaper=myinfoindia|date=21 April 2015|access-date=21 April 2015|archive-date=27 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427110857/http://www.myinfoindia.com/odisha-cm-j-b-patnaik-passes-away/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990220/ipo20039.html  The Indian Express on Patnaik's marginalisation]
*[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990220/ipo20039.html  The Indian Express on Patnaik's marginalisation]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040729124515/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/13/stories/2004041301161300.htm Q & A : J.B. Patnaik] The Hindu
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040729124515/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/13/stories/2004041301161300.htm Q & A : J.B. Patnaik]}} The Hindu
*[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/assam-governor-jb-patnaik-passes-away-in-tirupati/ Assam Governor JB Patnaik passes away in Tirupati] Indian Express
*[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/assam-governor-jb-patnaik-passes-away-in-tirupati/ Assam Governor JB Patnaik passes away in Tirupati] Indian Express
*[http://www.assamtimes.org/node/12549 Farewell to JB Patnaik]
*[http://www.assamtimes.org/node/12549 Farewell to JB Patnaik]
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Latest revision as of 06:17, 3 November 2025


This article is about the politician. For the sinologist and translator, see Janaki Ballabh.

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik in 2009
25th Governor of Assam
In office
11 December 2009 – 10 December 2014
Chief MinisterTarun Gogoi
Preceded bySyed Sibtey Razi
Succeeded byPadmanabha Acharya
11th Chief Minister of Odisha
In office
15 March 1995 – 17 February 1999
Preceded byBiju Patnaik
Succeeded byGiridhar Gamang
In office
9 June 1980 – 7 December 1989
Preceded byNilamani Routray
Succeeded byHemananda Biswal
Union Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour
In office
16 January 1980 – 7 June 1980
President of Indian Youth Congress, Odisha state unit
In office
1950 – n/a
Personal details
Born(1927-01-03)3 January 1927
Rameshwar, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died21 April 2015(2015-04-21) (aged 88)
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)Jayanti Patnaik
ChildrenPruthvi Ballabh Patnaik (son)
Sudatta Patnaik (daughter)
Supriya Patnaik (daughter)
Parent(s)Gokulananda Patnaik (father)
RelativesSoumya Ranjan Patnaik (son in law)
Alma mater
Websiteonline.assam.gov.in/governors-page

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (3 January 1927 – 21 April 2015) was an Indian politician who had been 25th Governor of Assam from 2009 to 2014.[1] A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Odisha from 1980 to 1989 and again from 1995 to 1999, holding that post for the longest time on record before Naveen Patnaik. In 1950, he became the President of the Odisha state unit of the youth wing of the Congress. In 1980, he became the Union Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation and Labour from 16 January to 7 June.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

He was born in a humble Karan family.[2] His father Gokulananda Patnaik was a reputed writer and teacher.[3] He married Jayanti Patnaik in 1953, a four-time Member of Parliament and first Chairperson of National Commission for Women. He completed his schooling from Khurda High School, he graduated in Sanskrit (Honours) from Utkal University in 1947 and received his master's degree in political science from the Banaras Hindu University in 1949.[4]

He was accused of involvement in the Anjana Mishra case.[5][6]

Death[edit | edit source]

Janaki Patnaik's statue in JB Patnaik memorial park, Khordha.

He died on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, aged 88 at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. On Monday, 20 April 2015, he had gone to attend the convocation of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, of which he was chancellor, and also visited the Lord Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala.[7][8][1] Later in the night, he complained of severe chest pain and was subsequently shifted to Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) where he died at around 3:00 am. on 21 April. He leaves behind a legacy of having translated the Mahabharata, the Ramayana and the Bhagavad Gita into Odia (his mother tongue), as he was a Sanskrit-Odia scholar.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PM Modi condoles the Death of former Orissa CM Janaki Ballabh Patnaik". news.biharprabha.com. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Reign of Patnaiks: 40 years and counting". The Times of India. 13 April 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Family keeps away from politics". The Times of India. 23 April 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Janaki Ballava Patnaik". Odisha E Store. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "My story BY ANJANA MISHRA". The Week. 7 February 1999. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010.
  6. ↑ Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha (18 August 2006). "System insensitive, says rape victim". Times of India.
  7. ↑ Former Odisha CM J B Patnaik passes away at 89[usurped]
  8. ↑ Janaki Ballabh Patnaik cremated in Puri
  9. ↑ "Former Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik passes away". myinfoindia. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

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Government offices
Preceded by
Syed Sibtey Razi 		Governor of Assam
2009-2014 		Succeeded by
Padmanabha Acharya
Preceded by
Nilamani Routray(1st term)
Biju Pattanaik(3rd term) 		Chief Minister of Odisha
9 June 1980 to 7 December 1989 (1st & 2nd term)
15 March 1995 to 17 February 1999 (3rd term) 		Succeeded by
Hemananda Biswal(2nd term)
Giridhar Gamang(3rd term)
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