125th Birth Anniversary of Utkal Keshari Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab

125th Birth Anniversary of Utkal Keshari Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab

The Ministry of Culture is celebrating the  125th birth anniversary of Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab. 

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  • A commemorative stamp and coin were released by the President.
  • Three books were launched:
    • Harekrushna Mahtab: A Monograph in Odia by Baishnaba Charan Samal.
    • Gaon Majlis translations in English (by Tarun Kumar Sahu) and Hindi (by Sujata Shiven).

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Key Contributions of Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab

  • Freedom Struggle: He  actively participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement, Salt Satyagraha, and various other freedom struggles against British colonial rule.
  • Political Roles:
    • Served as the Chief Minister of Odisha.
    • Held the position of Union Minister for Commerce and Industry.
    • Elected unopposed to the Lok Sabha in 1962.
    • He was appointed the Governor of Bombay province in 1955.
  • Impact on Odisha: He played a pivotal role in the industrialization of Odisha & its integration into the Union of India.
  • Literary Achievements: He got awards for works like “History of Orissa” and “Gaon Majlis”.
    • He also published the Weekly English paper The Eastern Times and was its chief editor.
  • Philosophical Influences: He was Influenced by great personalities like Swami Vivekananda, Ramkrishna Paramhansa, & Mahatma Gandhi.
  • He was known as ‘Utkal Keshari’.
  • In 1918, Mahatab joined the Utkal Sammilani, a social and cultural organisation founded in 1903 by the social reformer Madhusudan Das

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