Bhim Bhoi Chair to come up at Central University of Odisha, announces Education Minister

While inaugurating Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi mandap and library at Kalarahanga, Pradhan said Mahima Gosain’s thought and Bhima Bhoi’s literary creations have been reflected in Narendra Modi-led BJP government’s plans and programmes for poor and downtrodden people.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that a Bhima Bhoi Chair will be set up at the Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput. The University Grants Commission (UGC) will be approving it soon.

While inaugurating Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi mandap and library at Kalarahanga, Pradhan said Mahima Gosain’s thought and Bhima Bhoi’s literary creations have been reflected in Narendra Modi-led BJP government’s plans and programmes for poor and downtrodden people.

“To make Mahima Gosain’s thoughts and philosophy more relevant for today’s society, the Centre has opened Bhima Bhoi chairs at different universities across the country. After establishment of Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi chairs at two Central universities - University of Delhi and Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur in April last year, these Chairs have started research works,” said Pradhan.

He said "the UGC will approve the Chair at CUO, Koraput next month to encourage higher studies and research on the humanitarian philosophy of the great saint and Mahima Dharma."

"Santha Kabi Bhima Bhoi, a proponent of Mahima Dharma, played a vital role in rekindling the cultural and literary consciousness in Odisha," he added.

Bhima Bhoi is a great philosopher of Mahima Dharma. Essence of the Mahima cult, a humanist cult, can be found in the writings of this nineteenth century poet. His famous quote, “witnessing the plethora of plights on earth how one could bear with; let the world get redeemed at my cost,” has been inscribed on the wall of the United Nations Organisation (UNO) hall in various languages.

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Bhubaneswar, a deemed to be university, has set up a Bhima Bhoi Chair and Research Centre to promote higher studies and research on the life and works of this saint poet.

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