By Our Correspondent
CUTTACK/BHUBANESWAR: Secretary to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik(5T), VK Pandian visited the birthplace of Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das at Satyabhamapur in Cuttack early on Saturday morning.
5T Secretary Pandian offered his tributes to the great freedom fighter and one of the founder of Odisha, visited the places which were close to Madhu Babu. Sources said, Madhu Babu’s birthplace likely to be renovated online of Suando , birthplace of Pandit Utkalmani Gopabandhu Das.
A Single Museum Complex will come at the birthplace & workplace of Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das at Satyabhamapur in Cuttack. The development works will be carried out under the 5T initiatives of the State Government. By April 15, the plan for development will be prepared and presented to the Chief Minister for approval. A museum will be established at the birth place of Madhu Babu.
Madhubabu’s hundred-year-old birthplace and work place will be developed as a single museum complex and this heritage site will be preserved. It is worth noting that after returning from Calcutta, Madhu Babu stayed in a house near his birthplace and engaged himself in the service of Odisha. This is famous as his karma bhumi. The street connecting birthplace and the karma bhumi will be redeveloped. It is said that Madhubabu’s mother used to bring food from her native place to her workplace every day on this road. A light and sound show will also be arranged here. It will explain the glorious biography of Madhu Babu and his achievements. There will be multilingual interpretation for the convenience of viewers from Odisha and outside Odisha. The museum will be developed in consultation with all concerned persons related to Madhu Babu’s biography and heritage sites
On April 1, 1936, Odisha became a separate province, after a long struggle of over three centuries. The formation of Orissa province under the British rule, separated from Bengal and Bihar, marked the beginning of a new journey for the state. Odisha Day, also known as Utkal Divas and Utkala Dibasa,
