Bhubaneswar: Senior IAS officer and poet Bishnupada Sethi was conferred with this year’s State-Level Santha Bhimaprabha Samman at a function organised by the Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi Sahitya Parishad at the Sarala Bhawan in Cuttack on Sunday.
Sethi, who is serving as Principal Secretary to Government of Odisha, is known for his literary creations. Some of his published poetry collections are Where Shall I Go, My World of Words, Beyond Feelings, and Beyond Here.
An ardent follower of Mahima Dharma, the IAS officer has extended help for the development of Bhima Bhoi Samadhipitha Khaliapali in Subarnapur district. His articles on the saint poet and his own poems speak volumes about his versatility as an author.
For this work, Sethi has been awarded with the Bhima Bhoi Sruti Samman in 2018. He had also received Bhima Bhoi Award for his contribution to popularize Mahima philosophy in Odisha.
When he was serving as Higher Education Secretary, Sethi decided to set up a Chair at Gangadhar Meher University (GMU) in Sambalpur, in the name of Bhima Bhoi to carry out interdisciplinary research in the area of social sciences including literary creations and ‘Dalit’ literature.
He is now serving as Principal Secretary School & Mass Education, Commerce & Transport, Information & Public Relations as well as Chairman of Odisha Hydro Power Corporation.
