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25 years ago, 32 children from my native area began their educational journey at KISS. I was so happy when they came to meet me and shared how their lives have changed. After completing their education, almost all of them are now well settled in jobs and other professions, leading independent and respectable lives.

For me, this is the real success of KISS. These children, who once came with dreams in their eyes, have grown up to support their families and contribute to their communities. They are now becoming agents of change, inspiring the next generation to dream bigger and move forward through education.

Seeing this change in my own area gives me great personal satisfaction.

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@achyuta_samanta Congratulations sir 🎉

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Humbled to receive the Education World Lifetime Achievement Award 2026-27 at the Annual Education World India School Rankings Awards 2026-27 in New Delhi, for my lifelong and extraordinary work in the fields of education, healthcare and sports. My sincere thanks to the EducationWorld jury for this honour.

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@achyuta_samanta Great moment
Heartiest welcome to you madam 💐🙏

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@achyuta_samanta Heartiest congratulations 🎉

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A very special day for our KIIT & KISS family as we welcomed a 17-member delegation from Washington State, USA, comprising Hon’ble Senator Ms Tina Louise Orwall, several Mayors and other distinguished guests.

To have leaders serving so many American cities come to Odisha, visit KIIT & KISS and spend time with my lovable KISSians is a matter of great happiness and pride. I was so happy to see our guests appreciate the discipline, talents and confidence of my lovable KISSians.

We were delighted to confer the KKIO Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 on ten distinguished members of the delegation for their contributions to public service and society: Washington State Senator Ms Tina Louise Orwall; Ms Dana Lynn Ralph, Mayor of Kent; Mr Thomas Wayne McLeod, Mayor of Tukwila; Mr Mark Douglas Mullet, Mayor of Issaquah; Mr Joseph Daniel Marine, Mayor of Mukilteo; Mr Ronald Jon Frederick, Mayor of DuPont; Dr Stanley Lalit Kumar Flemming, Mayor of University Place; Mr Mohamed Ali Egal, Mayor of SeaTac; Ms Denise Teresa McCluskey, Mayor Pro Tem of University Place; and Ms Toni Marie Troutner, Council Member of the City of Kent. My heartiest congratulations to each of them.

My heartfelt thanks to Senator Orwall and all our guests for their kind words and affection towards our children. Their visit will remain a cherished memory for our KIIT & KISS family.

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@achyuta_samanta Heartiest congratulations 🎉💐

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Heartiest congratulations to my lovable KIITian Jayanti Behera on winning silver for India in the women’s 400m T47 at the Asian Para Games in Japan. Very proud of her achievement. Congratulations to Anjanaben Bumbadiya on winning gold in the same race, and to all the athletes who have won medals for India. My good wishes to the entire Indian contingent for the remaining events.

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Honored in Doha, Qatar.

Humbled to have been conferred the International Founder of the Year 2026 award by the Federation of Global Engineers at the 59th Engineers’ Day celebration in Doha, Qatar.

I could not attend due to prior commitments, but my representative received the award on my behalf from His Excellency Dr K. Srikar Reddy, Ambassador of India to Qatar. My sincere thanks to him and to the Federation for this honour.

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@achyuta_samanta Heartiest congratulations sir 💐

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@achyuta_samanta Congratulations sir 🎉

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I am grateful to have been unanimously elected the first President of the Indian UniSport Federation (IUSF) at its inaugural Annual General Meeting in New Delhi, in recognition of my tremendous contributions in sports in different capacities, particularly through KIIT & KISS.

This is the first time a federation like IUSF has been formed in India and recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. Its objectives are to encourage students from government and private universities across India to take up sports, provide them with good training and prepare them to compete at international events, particularly the World University Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympics.

At our first Annual General Meeting, we decided not to charge students any fee to participate in the Federation’s sports events. We also decided to reduce the fees for both government and private universities by 50 per cent.

I have earlier served as President of the Volleyball Federation of India and worked with other sports bodies to promote sports in India. I am grateful to Hon’ble Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya ji for his support for this new Federation, and to the Ministry for recognising it. I hope IUSF will help our young athletes fulfil their dreams and contribute to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s vision for sports in India.

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ଉତ୍କଳମଣି ପଣ୍ଡିତ ଗୋପବନ୍ଧୁ ଦାସଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀ ଅବସରରେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ମୁଁ ବିନମ୍ର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି ଜଣାଉଛି। ତାଙ୍କ ସମଗ୍ର ଜୀବନ ଶିକ୍ଷାର ପ୍ରସାର, ଓଡ଼ିଶାବାସୀଙ୍କ ସେବା ଏବଂ ଅସହାୟ ଓ ଅଭାବୀ ଲୋକଙ୍କ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ପାଇଁ ସମର୍ପିତ ଥିଲା।
ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଶିଶୁ ନିକଟରେ ଶିକ୍ଷା ପହଞ୍ଚିବା ଉଚିତ ବୋଲି ତାଙ୍କର ଦୃଢ଼ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ସର୍ବଦା ମୋ ହୃଦୟର ନିକଟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ହୋଇ ରହିଛି। କିସ୍‌ (KISS) ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଆମେ ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ତାଙ୍କର ଏହି ସେବା ଓ ସମର୍ପଣର ଆଦର୍ଶକୁ ଆଗେଇ ନେବାକୁ ପ୍ରୟାସ କରୁଛୁ।

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A Gold and two Bronze medals for India from our KIITians at the Asian Games in Japan today! I am so happy to see my lovable KIITians Kiran Pahal, M. R. Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj win the women’s 4×400m relay in 3:29.69. It is India’s first and, so far, only Gold in athletics at these Games.

Dharmveer Choudhary, Jay Kumar and Vishal T. K. were part of India’s Bronze-winning men’s 4×400m relay team. Animesh Kujur, Harita Bhadra and Gurindervir Singh were part of the mixed 4×100m relay team that also won Bronze. My congratulations to every member of all three teams.

Of the 24 medals India has won in athletics so far, our KIITians have contributed to 19—one Gold, seven Silver and eleven Bronze. My best wishes to all our children still competing.

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Very happy to share that KIIT has been placed in the 501–550 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, announced at the World Academic Summit in Cape Town. We are now 4th in India, up from 5th last year, and remain No. 1 in Eastern India among all private and government universities.

KIIT is only 29 years old as an institution, since 1997, and 22 years old as a Deemed to be University, since 2004. For a young university from Odisha, this position among 2,297 universities from 118 countries is a matter of pride for all of us. It reminds me that slow and steady wins the race.

I thank our teachers, researchers, staff, students and alumni for all the work they have put in over the years. This happiness belongs to every one of them.

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Very happy to share that 33 faculty members from KIIT Deemed to be University and one from KISS Deemed to be University have been featured in the single-year list of the 2026 Stanford–Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists database. Eleven of our faculty members are on the career-long list.
My heartiest congratulations to each of them. KISS Deemed to be University is only nine years old. To see a KISS teacher on this list makes me especially happy. I know how much patience and hard work good research takes, and I am proud of all our teachers.

I hope their work inspires my lovable KIITians and KISSians to keep growing.

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76th Honorary Doctorate

I am grateful to the Institute of Advanced Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, for conferring an honorary doctorate on me on its 15th Foundation Day. This is my 76th honorary doctorate, and I receive it with humility.

My heartfelt thanks to the Governing Body and the entire IAR family for this honour.

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