Bhabani Charan Pattanayak
Bhabani Charan Pattanayak was an Indian politician and independence activist. He was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, for three terms. Pattanayak was elected in 1961, 1966 and 1978. He had earlier taken part in the Indian freedom struggle. In 2018, he was awarded the Padma Shri.
He was also one of the founder members of Nimapara Autonomous College, Nimapara.
He died in Bhubaneswar on May 14th, 2020 at the age of 98.
