ho has arrested for the anti-corruption and pro-people reporting. Since he is born and brought up at Paralakhemundi town of Gajapati District, a very undeveloped and one of the most naxal affected districts of Odisha, he has in-depth knowledge on the loophole of government machinery, implementation strategy and the socio-economic paradigm of the underprivileged society, basically tribals. For his versatile writing and anti government news He soon comes under wrath of the administration. Yet his style of reporting is acclaimed by many quarters. It influenced government policy-making procedure. He mixed the ground zero reporting with statistical data. His news stories are more research oriented than simply reporting the happenings. He was born on 6 February 1977, in a very poor and conservative Brahmin family. He completed his graduation from Sri krushna Chandra Gajapati (autons) College and master's degree in journalism from Berhampur university. Now he is settled at Bhubaneswar, the state's capital.
Mahendragiri
The epic mountain Mahendragiri, a segment of Eastern Ghats is situated in paralakhemundi. Legend says that it is the place where lord Parashurama, a chiranjeevi staying eternally and doing tapasya. Temples built by Pandavas are seen. Main festival here is Shivaratri, the worship of Shiva, the guru or percepter of lord Parashurama
