FULL NAME: Suresh Kumar Swain
GENDER: Male
BORN: 22nd March 1968
FAMILY: Late Laxmidhar Swain (Father), Late Abali Dei (Mother); Ramesh Chandra Swain, Subash Chandra Swain (Brothers); Basanti Mukhi, Shantilata Pradhan, Sukanti Pradhan, Prabhati Jena, Bharati Swain (Sisters); Pratima Swain Behera (Wife); Satyapragyan Swain, Stithapraghan Swain (Sons).
PERMANENT ADDRESS: Marthapur, Bhanragarh, Banamalipur, Khurda, Odisha. PIN: 752103.
PRESENT ADDRESS: Maruti Nagar Lane-5, Nuagaon, Near Hanuman Temple, Samantarapur, Bhubaneswar-751002, Odisha.
PHONE: 91-94370-15166 (Mobile)
E-MAIL: sureshswain07@gmail.com
STUDIED AT: Marthapur/Guapur UP School (1972-78); Kushabhadra ME School, Bhakarasahi, Banamalipur (1978-80); Barahi High School, Abhayamukhi (1980-83); Nimapara College (Plus-Two Arts, 1983-85); BJB College (Plus-Three Arts, Eco Hons, 1985-87), Utkal University (MA, Odiya, 1992).
PROFESSION: Sports Journalist (At present working as the Sports Head at The Sambad)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION: Diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication (1991).
AWARDS/HONOURS:
*     Received the Biju Patnaik Award as Outstanding Sports Journalist for the year 2006.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
*     Worked as Balipatana Correspondent of Odia daily The Sambad from 1989 to 1996.
*     Worked as Bhubaneswar Sports Correspondent of Odia daily `Dharitri` from 1996 to 2008
*     Working as Sports Editor of The Sambad from 2008.

OTHER NOTABLE INFORMATION:
*     Elected as the Secretary of Odisha Sports Journalists Association (OSJA) for the third time on 21 March 2024.
*     Elected unopposed as the Executive Committee member of Sports Journalists Federation of India on 21 July 2023.
*     Functioned as General Secretyary of Odisha Sports Journalists` Association (OSJA) since 2013.
*     Functioning as Secretary of Balipatana Press Club since 1994.
*     Functioning as President of Swami Vivekananda Youth Organisation, Marthapur since 1989.
*     Functioned as President of Panchayat Community Development Centre, Abhayamukhi.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 17 August 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 13 May 2024