Very few people, both in Odisha and Tamil Nadu are aware of the deep connection that Biju Patnaik had with Karunanidhi. In the third volume of his autobiographical book ‘Nenjukku Needhi’, Karunanidhi mentioned in detail about Biju Patnaik and…
What Shreejit Swain had to say about an article we published on suggestions for Dakota to be in Bhubaneswar Airport
Dear Anil Dhir sir, PLEASE READ TO KNOW WHY CUTTACK IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR DAKOTA PLANE THAN AIRPORT & WHY CMO Odisha is RIGHT ! – SIr, The State Govt. has planned for a Tourism complex at Biju Pattnaik…
Request via Open Letter to Naveen Pattnaik from Anil Dhir : to Get Biju Babu’s Dakota to display in Bhubaneswar Airport
To, Shri Naveen Patnaik Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha. Sir, I am writing to you in the matter of the Old Dakota aircraft that is lying at the Kolkata Airport and which is being brought to Odisha because of its…
Biju Patnaik and his Tibetan Phantoms : An interesting unknown story about Biju Babu by Anil Dhir
Up till the late 1990s, they were regularly seen at the market of Choudwar. The locals took them to be Gurkhas of the Odisha Special Armed Police, often deployed at the outer periphery of the Charbatia air base. Old-timers remember…
How much do you know about Biju Pattnaik’s role in saving Srinagar City from Tribal Raiders in 1947
During second world war, Biju Patnaik and his wife Gyan played crucial role in air dropping medicines and supplies for soldiers and also evacuating Indians to safety from war ravaged Burma. During India’s Freedom struggle , Biju Babu gave shelter…