Bishnu Sethi
Bishnu Sethi (full name: Bishnu Charan Sethi) (Odia: ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ସେଠୀ, born 5 June 1961) is an Indian politician who is the deputy leader of the opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He is the current MLA from Dhamnagar Assembly Constituency. A leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, currently Sethi holds the position of Vice President in Bharatiya Janata Party Odisha Unit. He was the MLA from Chandabali Assembly Constituency from 2000 to 2004. He is also a poet and writer in Odia literature. Early life and education. Bishnu Sethi was born on 5 June 1961 in a remote village  of Tihidi in the district of Bhadrak (Odisha). From the very beginning of his childhood, he lost his mother and brought up by his father Gayadhar Sethi. He completed his schooling from Tihidi High School. He has been connected with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad from his early political life. After graduating from Utkal University in History and Library Science, he moved to Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi . He qualified Odisha Administrative Service conducted by Odisha Public Service Commission for two times. He is the founder secretary of M.A. English Medium School, Tihidi, Bhadrak. Early political career. Being  influenced by the ideology of Shyama Prasad Mukharjee and Deendayal Upadhyaya, Bishnu Sethi's first political exposure was: a member of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha . During the rise of Bharatiya Janata Party in India by the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L. K. Adwani, Mr. Sethi stood in Bhadrak parliamentary constituency at the age of 30 from BJP. Then he was appointed as secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha of Odisha state. With his leadership, Bharatiya Janata Party was propelled to a greater political prominence in Bhadrak. He took the charge of district president of his party for three  times. Political career. In the year of 1995, he was a member of Bharatiya Janata Party's National council. Then he worked as Odisha state vice president of BJP scheduled Caste Morcha. In 2000 Mr. Sethi elected to Odisha Legislative Assembly from Chandabali Legislative constituency as a member. During his first time membership, he could participate the discussion In Karnataka State Assembly Estimate Committee on behalf of Odisha. In 2004 Bishnu Sethi again appeared as a MLA candidate from BJP and BJD united alliance; but he lost the battle by a mere margin of votes in same. In the year  of 2006 he was selected as the chairman of Odisha State Cashew Development Corporation. Being the chairperson of the Corporation he threw his attempts to boost cashew plantation program in Odisha abruptly and laid the paper before Goa Convension regarding this. In 2009 and 2014 Mr. Sethi again fought as the BJP candidate from Dhamanagar assembly constituency. but he could not win the elections. Regardless the defeats, By virtue of his oratorical and organizational skills, he became the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in eastern part Odisha. In 2016 he has been appointed as state vice president of Odisha  BJP. Now he has been elected as a member of estimate committee of Odisha Legislative Assembly. Deputy Leder of BJP Legislature Party in Odisha Assembly. Political Ideology. Bishnu Sethi believes in "Ekatma Manav Vaad", the doctrine of integral humanism, which is also the official doctrine of his party. Mr. Sethi has a strong belief in the ideology of BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is confident about BJP to fulfill all its commitment towards nation made during general election. He believes under PM Modi's leadership India will soon emerge as super power of the world. Sethi also put  faith over the working style and strong political will power of Dharmendra Pradhan for the development of Eastern India as well as Odisha. Literature Works. Bishnu Sethi was the sub-editor of Odia weekly "Bisesh Khabar ." He is now the editor of "Ghasaphula", a historical and cultural quarterly magazine. His prose Collection 'Sironama Sirodharya' reflects many socio-cultural issues and their solutions. He wrote two poem collections named "Nirmaya Aakash Tale and Niswa Matira Swara." Moreover, he has keen interest in short stories and odia history, culture, heritage and language also. He is the regular columnist of various Odia newspapers  and journals. He has been elected as the Senate Member to Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar. For last years he is the pioneer to organize the Literary assembly of college and school level students. He is the editorial member of 'Utkal Sammilani'. He is the Regular member of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage which makes commitment on Indian architectural heritage and cultural-historical symphony. During his first time membership of Odisha Legislative Assembly, he drew the attention of Odisha to declare Bande Utkal Janani as State Anthem, the creation of Late Kantakabi , which is not achieved officially