#Achyuta Samant

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Jharkhand CM Explores Educational Collaboration with KIIT Founder

Soren and Samant discuss potential KISS branch in state, focusing on tribal education Jharkhand aims to replicate Odisha’s successful model of empowering tribal youth through education and skill development. RANCHI – Chief Minister Hemant Soren met with Dr. Achyuta Samant, founder of the KIIT Group of Institutions, to discuss educational improvements and development initiatives for Jharkhand. The…

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KIIT & KISS Plays ‘Santa’ to the Pandemic-hit

It is about the Joy of Giving that has manifested itself during the hours of need and that too at a time, as crippling as the pandemic, the sharing of a morsel matters.

KIIT & KISS Founder, Dr. Achyuta Samanta has done that for years and that too his initiative during the pandemic in specific has remained exemplary. And he responded swiftly when the Covid-19 hit Odisha and tried to reduce the sufferings of thousands not only human but, animals as well who look up for a stimulus to survive. KIIT & KISS had no class yardstick but it was all pervasive and a single soul was not left unattended.  It did in 2020 and the repeat of that during the second wave speaks for itself in 2021. 

                       No Class Barriers

Right from patients to the thousands of migrant workers, people in jeopardy and people gasping for basic needs in containment zones, to slums, it is the helping hands of KIIT & KISS gave the healing touch. It is no mere task that his (Dr. Samant’s) initiative took off in time to provide cooked and dry food to the needy in almost 13 districts of Odisha.

Dr. Samanta, who represents Kandhamal district as its Member of Parliament, merged all the boundaries with a extraordinary outreach of help to people of several districts such as: Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Nabrangpur, Kalahandi, Balangir, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Sundargarh, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal, Boudh, Ganjam, and Gajapati.

Staff members have joined together to undertake such a massive task with the support of the respective district administrations.

As the lockdown and shutdowns got imposed the task gets harder to operate within the SOPs.

Besides the above locations KIIT & KISS made their reach into the interiors in and around the capital city Bhubaneswar and cooked food were provided to the inmates Buddha Nagar Leprosy Colony, Jagannath Leprosy Colony, Keharinagar Swapna Trust and Blind Association in Satya nagar. It all started in May 5 2021 that would continue till 19th May of the second wave.   

Taking Up Study with Stimulus

Meanwhile, we cannot lose sight of the student community that has faced the brunt no less and it still continues to suffer.  All academic processes have remained disrupted for over one year now. KIIT Deemed to be University, which has been recognized as an Institution of Eminence by the Govt. of India, has 30,000 students from all parts of India and over 50 countries. Responding swiftly to the challenge, KIIT Deemed to be University was the first university in the country to start online classes right from the outbreak of the pandemic.

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THE KALINGA-FCC ANNUAL AWARDS 2019 FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM

THE KALINGA-FCC ANNUAL AWARDS 2019 FOR EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM NEW DELHI, February 20: The Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia (FCC), New Delhi, and the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) on Tuesday (February 19) to institute the Kalinga-FCC Awards for Excellence in Journalism The Mou, signed by FCC President 5 Venkat Narayan and KIIT Founder Prof Achyuta Samanta, is for a period of five years 20192023 The KHT will spend Rs 50 lakhs during this period on the awards and their conduct and administration Five awards, each worth Rs 1,00,000 in cash, will be presented along with a Medal and Citation to the best entries received in tive categories, namely: Print, Television, Radia, Photography and Online The Awards will be given each year to journalists picked by the Jury as Print journalist of the YearTelevision Journalist of the YearRadio Journalist of the YearPhoto Journalist of the YearOnline Journalist of the Year Founded in 1958, the FCC has been keen to promote and encourage coverage of the tgt aon SOuth ASian Association south Asia in the eight-nation SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) region in the global media, and acknowledge the best coverage of South Asia in the media outside the region by offering annual awards to individuals or teams that are adjudged as the best entries by an independent jury The FCC invited Prof Samanta, Founder of the Kalinga Institute of industrial TechnoloGY (KIT) University and the Kalinga Institute of Social Studies (KISS) University Bhubaneswar, to collaborate establishing Annual FCC Awards for Excellence in Journalism to be given to journalists for their work out of India and other countries in South Asia, namely: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and St Lanka, and published or broadcast in the global media outside the SAARC region The KIIT Deemed to be University is among India's most sought-after institutions, attracting students from India and 50 other countries to pursue professional and technical education. The 15 year young KIIT is among the first self-financing universities in India to be ranked by The Times Higher Education World University Rankings Prof Samanta also founded the Kalinga institute of Social Studies, or KISS, the world's largest fully-free and fully-residential tribal institute, now a Deemed University It provides food, accommodation, health care, and other basic necessities of life to 50,000 tribal children Prof Samante the Awards initially fo Po10. thereafter KIT will coond Rr 10.00 o years (2019 to 2023), subject to renewal thereafter. KIIT will spend Rs 10,00,000 (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) each year on the awards and expenses involved in organizing them. Awards in each category will carry a sum of Rs 1,00,000 Rupees one lakh only) in cash, a Medal and a Citation. Exchange 4 Media will assist the FCC and the KIIT in Organizing the Awards The first lot of Awards will be given in March 2019 for Articles, Photographs, Radio and TV Programmes et published or broadcast during laruary-December, 2018. Entries are welcome in all languages, but must be accompanied by an English translation. The same time schedule will be applicable every year Read the full article

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A petition has been registered in Bhubaneswar SDJM court against KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samant for conducting Pusyaviseka (self-coronation) at KIIT Jagannath temple similar to the ritual conducted by Puri Gajapati Maharaj on Pausa Purnima day. KIIT temple trustee and 15 others have been made parties in the case filed by a Bhubaneswar-based lawyer. Samant had drawn criticism from various sections after he conducted his own ‘Pusyaviseka’ ritual which is only reserved for the Puri king. Sri Jagannath temple servitors and Puri Mukti Mandap pandits had staged agitation in front of the temple in Puri demanding unconditional apology from Samant. Jagannath Sena and Srikshetra Suraksha Manch had also staged similar demonstrations and warned Samant of more protests if he doesn’t seek forgiveness from Lord Jagannath in Puri. The protesters alleged that he insulted Gajapati Maharaj and Jagannath culture by conducting Pusyaviseka ritual.  Under pressure from various sections, Samant had later tendered an unconditional apology and promised that such incident will never occur in future. The Odisha TV : 11th. Jan,18

  A PETITION HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN SDJM COURT, BHUBANESWAR AGAINST ACHYUTA SAMANT FOR PUSYAVISEKA RITUAL : A petition has been registered in Bhubaneswar SDJM court against KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samant for conducting Pusyaviseka (self-coronation) at KIIT Jagannath temple similar to the ritual conducted by Puri Gajapati Maharaj on Pausa Purnima day.