C.B. Satpathy
Chandra Bhanu Satpathy (born January 14, 1948), also known as C.B. Satpathy, is a scholar,[citation needed] author,[1] Indian cultural ambassador,[2] and humanitarian.[3][4][5] He is the founder and chairman of Shirdi Sai Global Foundation, Gurugram, and CBS Cultural Foundation, Gurugram.[6]
Education[edit]
Satpathy was born to Gokul Chandra Satpathy and Harshamayee Satapathy in Cuttack, Odisha.[7][8]
In 1968, he completed his bachelor's degree (BA) in Political Science (Hons.) from Ravenshaw College, Utkal University.[9] In 1970, he completed his master's degree (MA) in Political Science from Ramjas College, Delhi University in 1970.[10]
Career[edit]
Satpathy was as a lecturer at Hastinapur College, Delhi University (now renamed as Motilal Nehru College), from 1970 to 1972.[10][11] He was an IPS Officer and retired as the Director General of Police in 2008.[7][8][10][12][13] In August 1981, as SSP Azamgarh, he was awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry by the President of India. He has also won the U.P. Governor's Award for the best welfare activities conducted by the Police force in 1985. In 1991, He was awarded the Police Medal for long and Meritorious Services by the President of India. In the year 1997, he received another award from the President of India - the Police Medal for Distinguished Services.
Satpathy was also awarded M Phil on "Civil Aviation Security in India" from Punjab University and a Masters Diploma in Public Administration (MDPA) in 1993 from Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), under the Government of India.
He became the Chief Vigilance Officer at Indian OIL Corporation Limited in January 1998, and in January 2003, he joined as the Chief Vigilance Officer at the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation. In September 2006, he was promoted to Director General Police (DG) as Director of B.R.A. UP Police Academy at Moradabad, UP.[13]
Satpathy is the chief patron of Shirdi Sai Public School, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, Sai International School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and Silver OAK Academy, Shirdi, Maharashtra.[14][15][8] He composed devotional songs in Hindi, Odia, Telugu, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Punjabi, Rajasthani, and Assamese languages.[7]
Selected works[edit]
He is the author of over fifty nine books on spiritualism, Indian cosmology, cosmogony, Indian culture, and short stories (satires). Several of his books have been translated into 16 Indian regional languages[16] and five international languages.[17]
Shri Guru Bhagwat[edit]
His magnum opus, titled Shri Guru Bhagwat, originally written in Odia language, comprehensively covers the entire gamut of Guru Parampara, which carries the holy tradition of Indian culture.[16][17] In 2012, Srimati Prathibha Devisingh Patil (the then President of India) wrote a letter of recognition and appreciation to Satpathy for the book's success.[18][19]
- SHRI GURU BHAGWAT AADYA PRARTHANA (ODIA-ENG-HINDI)
- SHRI GURU BHAGWAT VOLUME I -VIII (ODIA)
- SHRI GURU BHAGWAT VOLUME I -V (ENGLISH)
- SHRI GURU BHAGWAT VOLUME I -VII (HINDI)
- SHRI GURU BHAGWAT PRARTHANA (VOLUME1-4) (HINDI)
- SHRI GURU BHAGWAT PRARTHANA (GB-1-6) (ODIA)
- GURU BHAGWAT SUR DHWANI (SURA DHUNI) (ODIA)
- SUGAMA SHRI GURUBHAGABATA PATHAN (ODIA)
- SHRI GURU BHAGWAT BHABOCHHWASA (ODIA)
Gopya Ru Agopya[edit]
- AVYAKTA SE VYAKTA (HINDI)
- GOPYA RU AGOPYA (ODIA)
- SRUSTITATTWANUCHINTANAM
Other Works Satire[edit]
- EKA DASKARA RAMAYA RACHNA (ODIA)
- KICHI HASA KICHI BIDRUPA (ODIA)
- HASYANKUR (ODIA)
Poem
- BHAV TARANG (HINDI)
- GEET NAIVEDYA (HINDI)
- GEET PANKHURIYA - SHRI SAI CHARAN MEIN (HINDI)
- GEET SAI KE LIYE (HINDI)
- SAMARPAN - SHRI SAI CHARANO MEIN (HINDI)
- SHRI SAI KE LIYE (HINDI)
- SAI SHARAN MEIN (HINDI)
- SHRI SAI SUMIREN MEIN (HINDI)
- BHAKTI NAIVEDYA (ODIA)
- NAIVEDYA SRI SAI CHARANARE (ODIA)
- SHRI SAI SMARANE (ODIA)
LITERATURE ON SHRI SAIBABA OF SHIRDI
New Findings on Shirdi Sai Baba
- NEW FINDINGS ON SHIRDI SAI BABA (ENGLISH)
- SHIRDI SAI BABA NAVEEN TATHYA (HINDI)
- SHIRDI SAI BABA NUTAN TATHYA (ODIA)
Baba May I Answer
- MAY I ANSWER (ENGLISH)
- BABA MAY I ANSWER (ENGLISH)
- BABA ADHYATMIK VICHAAR (HINDI)
- BABA-THE DEVOTEES' QUESTION (ENGLISH)
Shirdi Sai Baba And Other Perfect Masters
- SHIRDI SAI BABA AND OTHER PERFECT MASTERS (ENGLISH)
- SHRI SHIRDI SAI BABA EVAM ANYA SADGURU (HINDI)
- SHRI SHIRDI SAI BABA EBAM ANYA SADGURU (ODIA)
Other Books
- THE AGE OF SHIRDI SAI (ENGLISH)
- SHRI JAGANNATH ASHTOTTAR SHAT NAMAABALI O STABAK (ODIA)
- SHRI SAI AARTI ODIA BHABARTH SAHITA (ODIA)
- SHRI SAI SATCHARITRA O SHRI SAI ARADHANA (ODIA)
- SHRI SHIRDI SAI BABA BABANKARA SARALA PUJA BIDHI O SHRI SAI MANTRA ODIA BHABHARTA SAHINTA (ODIA)
- ODIA RE ANUBADITA SHRI SAI AARTI (ODIA)
- SHRI SHIRDI SAI SAGUNOPASANA (ODIA)
Composer and Lyricist[edit]
Satpathy has written and composed several devotional renditions in Hindi, Odia, and Sanskrit as a lyricist. His cassettes and CDs have been released by music houses like The Times Music, Sa Re Ga Ma, and T-series. He has composed devotional songs in Hindi, Odia, Telugu, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Punjabi, Rajasthani, and Assamese languages.
Music albums[edit]
- Living With Sai (Times Music, 2009)
- Tubhyam Namami (Times Music, 2010)
- Aao Sai (Times Music, 2011)Aao Sai
- Shri Sainathaya Namah (Saregama, 2011)
- Shri Jagannathaya Namah (Saregama, 2012)
- Hiranyagarbh Shriman Narayan Sai (Saregama, 2012)
- Sai Palanhar (T-Series, 2012)
- Vardan Do Sai (Times Music, 2013)
Sai Movement[edit]
He organized Shirdi Sai Baba Camps at the Kumbha Melas in Allahabad (1995, 2001, 2007, 2013), Nasik (2003), Haridwar (2004, 2010, and 2016), the Tigri Mela in Garh Mukteshwar, and the Krishna Pushkaralu Mela in Vijayawada (2004, 2016).[20][21][22] He oversaw the planning of the SAI UTSAV (International Conference on Shirdi Sai Baba) in Chicago, USA (2001 and 2009), Johannesburg and Nairobi in Africa (2002), Sydney, Australia (2002 and 2016), and Auckland, New Zealand (2016).[23][24][25]
Philanthropy[edit]
Satpathy is the founder and patron of Swabhiman and Mamta, a nonprofit organization.[26] He is the founder and Chairman of Shirdi Sai Global Foundation,[27] providing accessible dispensaries and medical camps, including Garh Mela and Kumbh Mela.[4][5] Satpathy is also the chief patron of Anjali, a sister organization of Swabhiman.[26]
Satpathy is the founder and Chairman of the CBS Cultural Foundation, established in August 2021.[5]
In 2001, Satpathy founded Swabhiman, Bhubaneshwar, a registered nonprofit organization in Bhubaneshwar.[2][27]
He is the founder of Sai Kripa Bangla Sansthan, Kolkata, a charitable trust that trains widows and women. He also provided financial assistance to Starship Foundation, Auckland, and Lily Foundation.[27][5]
He set up a veterinary clinic in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh for providing free health care to distressed animals.[27]
Recognition[edit]
On September 27, 2012, Satpathy was awarded the Building Bridges Across the Nations award by Washington State India Trade Relation Action Committee (WASITRAC) during the opening reception for the 1st Washington state Summit on US-India Trade.[17][18][28][29][30] On June 24, 2015, he became the first Indian citizen invited to open the United States House of Representatives (HoR) as a Guest Chaplain.[17][18][31][32][33]
On November 26, 2015, at the 57th National Convention of the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering and the 3rd international conference on Industrial Engineering (ICIE-2015), Satpathy was conferred with the Lifetime Honorary Membership of the Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering.[18]
Honoris Causa[edit]
- (D.Litt.), Sanskrit Vidyapeeth University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, (2012)
- (LLD), Berhampur University, Odisha, 2012[34]
- (D.Litt.), Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, 2012[35]
- (D.Lit), North Odisha University, Baripada, Odisha, 2017[36]
- Honorary Doctorate, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 2022[2]
International Honors[edit]
- Felicitated, Orissa Society of The Americas, 2011[18]
- Global Humanitarian, Shri Virendra Sharma in the Committee Room No-10, House of Commons, London, 2017[37]
National Honors[edit]
- Nalco Kalidas Samman, by National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), August 2022[38][11]
- Lifetime Honorary Membership of the Indian Institute of Industrial Engineering, Chairman of IIIE, 2015[18]
- Kanta Kabi Purashkar, Hasya Bikas Kendra, Cuttack, Odisha, 2015.
- "Odisha Ratna Award, by Odia Pua & Odia Association at Delhi, November 2011.
- Divya Sangeeta Siromani, by Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Socio-Cultural Trust at Bhubaneswar, November 2011.
- Baba Baidyanath Sangeeta Ratna Samman, by Tapasya Sangeet Academy, Deoghar, Jharkhand, October 2011.
- Mahapurusha Jagannath Das Samman Award, The Maple and Dr D N Rath Foundation, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 2011.
- Glorious Child of Mayurbhanj, North Odisha University, Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, 2008[18]
Personal life[edit]
Satpathy is married to Meera Satpathy.[39]
References[edit]
- ↑ "About Dr C.B. Satpathy". shri-shirdi-sai. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rangarajan, A. D. (2022-06-23). "Andhra Pradesh: NEP-2020 has paved way for liberal education, says Kasturirangan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "'Temples must help the needy people'". The Times of India. 2017-07-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Understanding Philanthropy - What You Need to Know - News Live". 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Chandra Bhanu Satpathy Talks About The Crucial Value Behind Philanthropy - Inventiva". 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Life sketch | Official Website of C.B. Satpathy". cbsatpathy.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Shirdi Sai Public School-Wing 2". www.shirdisaipublicschool-wing2.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Utkal University". Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Book Review: The Age of Shirdi Sai by Dr. Chandra Bhanu Satpathy". www.geetachhabra.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Spiritual thinker Chandra Bhanu Satpathy conferred with NALCO Kalidas Samman". The Business Bytes. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Our Inspiration". SICC. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Inbrief". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "The Educator | Dr. C.B. Satpathy". cbsatpathy.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Dr. C.B Satpathy". Best CBSE School in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, SAI International School. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Rajasthani version of the book 'Shri Guru Bhagwat' released". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "DR. C B SATPATHY". Best Boarding School in Odisha | SIRS. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 "Honors & Awards | Dr. C.B. Satpathy". cbsatpathy.com.
- ↑ BN, Janardhan. "Kannada Version of "Shri Guru Bhagavat" Released". Bangalore News Network. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "Global Sai Movement celebrated". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ "Sai Ka Aangan".
- ↑ "Official Website of Shirdi Sai Baba Temple,Guwahati-Assam". shirdisaighy.in. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ "Leading the Sai Movement | Dr. C.B. Satpathy". cbsatpathy.com. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ "Bhoomi Pooja in AP". www.saibaba.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ "About Sansthan". www.shirdisaibaba.org.nz. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Swabhiman State Disability Information and Resource Centre | NGO in Bhubaneswar". www.swabhiman.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 "The Humanitarian | Dr. C.B. Satpathy". cbsatpathy.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "First Washington State Summit on U.S.–India Trade and Commerce held in Seattle". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "IndiaPost_10-12-2012 by Ghanshyam Bisht - Issuu". issuu.com. 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "Guruji Dr. Chandra Bhanu Satpathy Ji honored in Seattle, State of Washington - Local Pulse - Indian Articles & News". indiapulse.sulekha.com. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "User Clip: Dr. Chandra Bhanu Satpathy Ji addressing The United States House of Representatives | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Dr Chandra Bhanu Satpathy opened House of Representatives". Odisha News Insight. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Sri Saibaba Mandir finds new home near Chaska". SWNewsMedia.com. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "Berhampur Varsity convocation". News18. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ Pradhan, Ashok (August 13, 2012). "Ravenshaw revokes decision to confer honoris causa on business honcho | Bhubaneswar News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "NOU wants to have 5 more departments". The Pioneer. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "Chandrabhanu Satpathy: First Odia to address UK Parliament". Incredible Orissa. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "NALCO honours achievers". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ↑ "A Pious Life | Dr. C.B. Satpathy". cbsatpathy.com.
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