| Name(s) |
GOPABANDHU DAS
- known as Utkalamani (Gem of Odisha) |
| Date of
Birth |
October 09, 1877 |
| Date of
Death |
June 17, 1928 |
|
Identity |
Indian social
worker, reformer, political activist, journalist, poet and
essayist. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He established his famous Satyavadi Vana
Vidyalaya in the year 1909, at Sakshi Gopal, a
place of pilgrimage near Puri.
He started this institution inspired by Shanti
Niketan which was set up earlier by Rabindranath
Tagore.
- He published a monthly magazine called Satyabadi
in 1914.
- Later on 4 October 1919, the auspicious
day of Vijayadsahami he started the weekly newspaper
The Samaj, which became the most popular daily news
paper of Odisha.
- He served as editor of “Samaj”
continuously until his death.
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