Preceded by Shaikh Matlub Ali Preceded by Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Political party Biju Janata Dal Party Biju Janata Dal Succeeded by Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Preceded by Shaikh Matlub Ali Preceded by Biraja Parasad Ray Alma mater University Of Allahabad Residence Bhubaneswar Constituency Mahanga | |
Preceded by Chintmani Dyan Samanatara Born 5 September 1939 (age 77)
Cuttack ( 1939-09-05 ) | ||
Sarat kumar kar on biju patnaik memoir
Sarat Kumar Kar is a politician and writer from Odisha, India. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party. He was a member of the 6th Lok Sabha (1977–80) and was elected three times (2000–04, 1990–95 and 1971–74) to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Mahanga Legislative Assembly. Kar became the Minister for Education and Culture in 1971 in the Biswanath Das Ministry. He was probably the youngest Cabinet Minister in Odisha's political history and the record remains intact till today. He was elected as a Janata Party (Lok Dal) MP in 1977 from Cuttack after defeating Congress stalwart and Union Minister, J.B.Patnaik. He was the speaker of the Twelfth Assembly from 10 March 2000 to 21 May 2004.
Pyarimohan Mohapatra was his classmate at Allahabad University. He has written four poetry books (Druta Bilambita, Manthan, Romanthan and Ananya) in Odia. He is a prolific orator on politics and culture. A great devotee of Lord Jagannath, he has been giving commentary on the Lord's Car Festival ("Rath Yatra") on All India Radio, Doordarshan and private TV channels for the last 40 years.