Biography

Lion Padma Charan Nayak, MJF was born in Nimapara in the holy district of Puri as the eldest son of a joint family. He graduated in B.Com(Hons.) from Prana Nath College, Khurda(Utkal University, Odisha) in the year 1979. Further, he went on to complete C.A. Articleship. Then began his life as an entrepreneur when he started his own business in the field of Logistics Management and Trading in the year 1984 in Rourkela leading him to become the President of Rourkela Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1998-99 & 99-2000. Being a self motivated person with zeal to success, his tenure as the president in the year 1999 has been noted as a landmark year for carrying out massive relief work for the “super cyclone” affected people of Coastal Odisha.

Lion P.C.Nayak’s journey of Lionism began when he joined the Lions Club of Rourkela-Vedvyas motivated by Lion B.N.Pattnaik in the year 1991. Later on he took a transfer to Lions Club of Rourkela-Chhend to bring it alive since it was on the verge of getting closed. He efficiently worked for it and became its President for 2002-03.He held various posts like Special Invitee, Zone Chairperson, Region Chairperson, District Co-ordinator Adopt a school(R-1), District Chairperson Sight First in the District cabinet from time to time before being elected as the 2nd VDG(Elect). He attended two Regional Lions Leadership Training Institutes at Bhubaneswar and Kathmandu. He has been appreciated and awarded with awards from the International President for outstanding membership growth.

Besides, he is also heading many social and cultural organizations. He is Vive-President Manav Seva Sadan(founder member), Working Chairman,National Institute of Social Development , Chairman,Rourkela Goods Transporter’s Association, Vice-President Youth Hostels Association of India(Rourkela Chapter).He was the Vice President of Orissa Women’s Hockey Association and Rourkela Intellectual Forum. He is also the member of Railway’s Users Consultative Committee, S.E.Railway, Indian Red Cross Society and ISKCON. He is the Chief of Bureau, Odisha of National Transport Express, the only newspaper of its kind in India. He is also a multi-linguist.

Apart from all this, Lion Padma Charan Nayak is also a family man. He is happily married to Lion Tuhina Biswal who is the President of Lions Club of Rourkela-Chhend. A Master of Arts, she also supports the spiritual movement of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris and she is doing her Post Graduate Diploma in Spirituality and Value Education. They are blessed with two daughters, Tulika who is a Software Engineer and Tulana who is pursuing her higher studies in Ravenshaw University, Cuttack.