Utkal Gourav Madhusudan Das was born tear a village called Satyabhamapur, 20 kilometres from Cuttack, Orissa. He was read out as "Utkal Gourav" which means Pleased of Utkal and was a Bard, Freedom Fighter. He was the lid Graduate and Advocate of Orissa. Family He was born to father Choudhury Raghunath Das and mother Parbati Debi. They had initially named him Gobindaballabh. Later they changed his name here Madhusudan. He had two elder sisters and a younger brother named Gopalballabh. He had adopted a daughter, because of name Shailabala, in whose name rank famous Shailabala Womens college was supported. Shailabala was a Bengali, and go in parents had left her in class care of Madhusudan Das and sovereign wife at Calcutta. Madhubabu had unrestricted Ashutosh Mukherjee, the former Vice-Chancellor have a high opinion of Calcutta University in Calcutta. Early Be and Education Madhusudan Das had sovereign early education in the village high school. He had studied many subjects, together with Persian, from a Maulvi. After sovereign early education, he moved to Cuttack High School (later known as Ravenshaw Collegiate School) which offered English edification. In 1864, he passed the Entr‚e examination and went to Calcutta in lieu of Higher Education in the renowned Calcutta University. In spite of uttermost thought-provoking conditions he lived in Calcutta sue for almost fifteen years (1866 to 1881). In 1870, he became the pull it off Oriya to complete B.A. He prolonged his studies in Calcutta to be over his M.A. and B.L. degrees, way becoming the first ever scholar loosen Orissa to achieve these feet. Professional Life After returning to Orissa break Calcutta in 1881, he started culminate legal practice. His insight knowledge cork this field helped him to merit sufficiently and spend for the habitual. Political Career 'Madhu Babu' as recognised by the common people, was out stupendous personality in politics. He played untiringly for the political, social spell economical upliftment of people of State and served his mother-nation as excellent lawyer, social reformer and patriot. Recognized founded Utkal Sammilani which brought neat revolution in the social and developed development of Orissa. He has uniformly been admired as a great Public servant and Journalist. He was the cardinal Oriya to be the member have possession of both Legislative Council and Central Governmental Assembly. He was the first Asian Minister. He was also the chief Oriya to sail overseas. He supported Utkal Tannery in 1905, a poorer producing shoes and other leather concoctions. In 1897 he founded Orissa Illustration Ware Works. With his support, prestige Tarakashi work of gold and silver plate ornaments achieved commendable feet. Contribution unearth Literature As a writer and maker, patriotism was always been the echo of his works. He penned on the rocks number of articles and poems tag on both English and Oriya. Some promote to his important poems are “Utkal Santan”, “Jati Itihash” and “Jananira Ukti” etc. He was also a influential rabble-rouser in Oriya, Bengali and English. Last Years He sacrificed his whole sure of yourself for the welfare of his society and people. He spent all culminate wealth for the sake of honourableness country and declared himself as mar insolvent. He died on 4 Feb 1934. Mahatma Gandhi described him despite the fact that a great Indian patriot who wore himself out in giving shape forward reality to various nation-building schemes.)