In November 2025, Dr. Achyuta Samanta was conferred his 69th honorary doctorate, awarded by SRM University, Sonepat, during its third convocation ceremony. The citation lauded him as a “flag-bearer of service without boundaries, education without discrimination, and humanity without compromise.”

This recognition is more than a mere milestone. It underscores how a journey that began in a tiny Odisha village has matured into a global movement—one that reframes education as a mechanism for justice, inclusion, and transformation. In many ways, the honour acts as a nexus: reflecting past achievements, spotlighting current capability, and signalling an expansive vision for the future.

Born on January 20, 1965, in the village of Kalarabanka in Odisha, Samanta’s early life was steeped in hardshi

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