ODISHA Forum is an Association of Odia residents in Delhi. The ODISHA Forum is a Registered Society establishes in 1998, under the guidance of Shri Jatin Das and other prominent Odias settled in Delhi.

Since its inception the Forum has endeavored to bring the members, their families and friends to meet together periodically and deliberate on socio-economic issues and culture-related matters of our state. We have a membership of over 125 eminent Odias from all walks of life. Our organization operates mostly as a discussion forum as also a ‘think tank’, it has also occasionally taken up initiatives in the socio-economic sector. It made its humble contribution during the super-cyclone in Orissa by mobilizing material and financial resources, visit by its members to affected areas. The Forum organized in 2006 an international conference with Pravasi Odias , where inviting Odias from across the world deliberated on industrial and economic opportunities and recent developments in the state. We are endeavoring to make the Forum more action oriented and are in the process of forming a confederation of all Odia organizations in Delhi.

Some Prominent Members of the Forum

Mr. Jatin Das - Founder President/Artist
Mr. Lalit Mansingh - Former Ambassador of India
Justice G.B.Pattnaik – Retd. Chief Justice of India
Prof. G.C.Das – Sr. Orthopadic Surgion, Delhi
Mr. Samar Mahapatra -- Former Secretary Govt. of India
Mr. J.P.Das - Prominent Author
Mr. Malaya Misra - Ministry of External Affairs.
Dr. Arun K. Rath – Former Secretary, Govt. of India.
Dr. Monica Dash - Author / Proff. Delhi University
Dr. Alok ray - Sr. Professor IIT Delhi
Mr. Satyan Mahapatra - Sr, Correspondent, Hindustan Times
Mr. Sarat C. Mahalik, Formet Secretary, Govt. of India
Dr. Satyanarayan Dash - Secretary Heavy Industries, Govt. of India
Smt. Kavita Dwibedi - Odissi Dancer
Smt. Rita Das - Sr. Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Dr. Purnima Mathur - Retd. Professor, IIT Delhi
Mr. S.C. Parija - Retd. Revenue Services, Govt. of India
Mr. Madhab Ch. Mohapatra - Retd. DG. CRPF, Delhi
Ms. Ranjana Gauhar - Odissi Dancer
Mr. T Banambara Patra – Businessman/Hotelier - Toshali Group of Hotels.
Mr. Prasanna Hota - Former Secretary Health, GOI.

Founder President
Mr. Jatin Das

Advisors
Js. Ananga Patnaik
Mr. Sidharth Pradhan

Office Bearers

President
Mr. Gokul Patnaik

Vice President
Dr. Amarendra Khatua

Secretary
Mr. Rabi S. Pani

Treasurer
Mr. Pravash Pradhan

Jt. Secretary
Dr. Nivedita Giri

Governing Body Members

Mr. Charudutta Panigrahi
Mr. Sanjib Kumar Mohanty
Mr. Tapas Mishra
Mr. Pradipta Sahoo
Mr. Biswajit Das
Mr. S.K. Das
Mr. Babaji Charan Swain
Mr. Bimal Panda
Mr. Dilip Parida
Dr. Nirmal Patnaik
Mr. Debaraj Mohanty
Smt. Ipsita Behura
Mr. Subrat Das
Mr. Suryamani Raul
Dr. D.P. Majhi
Ms. Priya Kanungo
Dr. Monica Das