NLU Odisha: First Dinabandhu Sahu Memorial Public Lecture (Online) [13th November 2022]
National Law University Odisha is organising the First Dinabandhu Sahu Memorial Public Lecture (Online) on 13th November 2022 (Sunday) at 11:30 am on Google Meet.
The lecture will be delivered by J. Dipak Misra, the former Chief Justice of India, on the theme of "Personal Liberty and Dignity under the Constitutional Framework" to commemorate the contributions of Late Shri Dinabandhu Sahu in the public sphere, in and outside Government, which were directed towards social, educational and economic advancement of people at large and development of the nation.
Late Shri Dinabandhu Sahu (10-10-1910 to 7-10-1980) served as the Advocate General of Orissa from 1961 to 1967. He had also been a member of the Orissa Legislative Assembly from Kendrapara Constituency in 1946, 1952 and 1957, representing the Ministries of Law, Health and Development, Education and Industry and Mining. He was in the Council of Ministers of the Orissa Government constituted in 1946, 1952 and 1957. He had contributed significantly to the Indian Freedom struggle by offering his legal services for free and defended many freedom fighters, irrespective of their political affiliation. His additional public service contributions include being a member of the Mandal Commission, District Governor of the Rotary Club and President of Akhila Bharatiya Tailika Vaishya Mahasabha for many years.
The Google Meet link for the event is - https://meet.google.com/htf-uybm-onz