Bhubaneswar: Sainik School Bhubaneswar with its mission of contributing young and dynamic officers to the Indian Armed Forces from Odisha, started in 1962. The then Chief Minister, Biju Patnaik was instrumental in starting this school which was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on January 15, 1962. During these years the premier institution has contributed more than six hundred officers to the Indian Armed Forces, Medical profession, Engineering profession, Civil Services, Media, and Political sphere.
On February 1, Sainik School Bhubaneswar is completing its 60 years of service to the nation and is scheduled to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee. “As many 16 alumni of this school have sacrificed their lives for the country. The school is proud of its achievement of its illustrious OBEANS, as ten of them had risen as high as three Star Generals,” a spokesperson for the school said.
The achievements of Lt Gen JK Mohanty, Lt Gen KPD Samanta (Late), Lt Gen AK Samantara, Lt Gen PK Rath, Air Mshl JN Burma, Air Mshl SK Bhan, Lt Gen Partha Mohapatra, Lt Gen PC Thimmayya, Lt Gen NP Padhi, V Adm Anil Kumar Chawla. These sparkling Saibhubans are regarded with honour and great admiration by the present-day cadets. The exemplary services rendered to the nation by the other senior defence officers of this School like Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee, Maj Gen Suresh Mohanty, Maj Gen AK Pattanaik, R Adm NK Mishra, Maj Gen Arup Sasmal, AVM Maharaj Mahanto, AVM Manas Mishra, Maj Gen S Panigrahi are noteworthy.
Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain, Capt DS Mishra, Nikunja Sundar Ray IAS, Madhusudan Padhi IAS, RK Tripathy, IAS, Sidharth Sankar Swain, IAS, Late Susant Mohapatra, IPS, Ajit Mohanty, IPS, Rajesh Das IPS and many others are alumni of Sainik School Bhubaneswar. “At present the Sainik School Bhubaneswar is on the path of its mission under the able guidance of Gp Capt S Dominic Rayan, Principal, Cdr Pritika Sharma, Adm Officer, Cdr Usha Sangwan, Vice Principal.”
“This premier institution has always strived hard for all these six decades for the balanced growth of the cadets and thus laid adequate emphasis on academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Apart from academic performances, the cadets had excelled in other walks of lives and possess proven records as winners in All India Sainik Schools Hockey and Football Championships. The School has made all its efforts and had provided compulsory NCC Training, Music, Photography, Swimming, Horse riding, Gymnasium, Art and Craft, Public Speaking, UPSC and SSB trainings.”
Recently the school had inducted ten girls for the first time and the fraternity wishes them a great career ahead in their lives. The Old Boys of the School are great sources of support and strength for the School in difficult and challenging times. The School wishes the newly elected President, Hardaman Singh, Vice President, Madhu Sudan Padhi IAS (Addl Chief Secretary, Odisha Govt), Secy, Cdr Dinesh Swain (Retd) and Jt Secy, SR Mohanty of OBA.
