SATPATHY, SHRI DEVENDRA, Janata, (Orissa— Dhenkanal—1977):  s. of late Shri Biswanath Satpathy; b. at Baudh, Phulbani District, September 9, 1929; ed. at Dhenkanal High School and Christ College, Cuttack; m. Smt. Nandini Satpathy, 1951; 2 s.; Political and Social Worker; previously associated with Congress and Congress for Democracy; associated with Trade Unions and organisation like Bharat Sevak Samaj, Sri Aurobindo Society and Sri Aurobindo's Action; Member, Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971—77; presently Member, Committee on Private-Members' Bills and Resolutions.

Special interests:  Watching and studying the evolution on the basis of Sri Aurobindo's yoga and philosophy.

Travels abroad:  West Germany, U.S.S.R., Australia and Singapore.

Permanent address:  KUNJAKANTA, Dhenkanal  P.O. Orissa.