FULL NAME: Naba Ranjan Patnaik
GENDER: Male
BORN: 3rd February, 1959
PARENTS: Padmanava Pattnaik (Father), Hemalata Pattnaik(Mother).
FAMILY: Poly Pattnaik (Wife), Sreejeet Pattnaik (Son).
NATIVE ADDRESS: Anandpur, Keonjhar, Odisha, Bhubaneswar
PRESENT HOME ADDRESS: Tankapani Road, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
OFFICE ADDRESS: A/22, Falcon House, Cuttack Road, Bhubaneswar.
TELEPHONE: 0674-6539189 (Off), 94370-75382 (Mobile)
MAIL ID: oriental.nrpattnaik@gmail.com
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: B.A, LL.B (MS Law College, Cuttack).
ROLE IN SPORTS: Football player-turned-sports promoter/organiser
TYPE OF FOOTBALLER: Forward
PROFESSION: Business. He is the proprietor of a firm named, Oriental Interiors.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS FOOTBALLER:
*     Represented Utkal University in Inter-University Tournament from 1977 to 1982.
*     Also led the university team for many years.
*     Selected as a probable for All-India University football team.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS SPORTS ORGANISER/ADMINISTRATOR:
*     Functioned as joint-secretary of Odisha Cricket Association from 2008 to 2012 and council member for 30 years.
*     Functioning as vice-president of the Veterans` Cricket Association of Odisha since 2016.
*     Functioning as joint-secretary of Bhubaneswar Athletic Association since 2007.
*     Organising tournaments, coaching camps and other sports events in different districts and cities across the state.
*     Played the role of local manager of the Indian cricket team many times during international matches at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.

MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS AS SPORTS PROMOTER:
*     Spending Rs 8 to Rs 10 lakh every year to help needy sportspersons pursue their careers and sports bodies conducts events.
*     Sponsored leading chess WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty, who went on to become a Women Grand Master (WGM).

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Possesses friendly relationship with scores star cricketers of the country, including Sachin Tendulkar, Kapid Dev, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh.
*     He had personal relationship with former BCCI and ICC president Jagmohan Dalmiya.
*     Attended marriage ceremonies of Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh.
*     Attended 1996 ICC World Cup in Pakistan as a representative of Odisha Cricket Association.
*     His eldest brother Tara Ranjan Patnaik is a well-known sports promoter and president of Bhubaneswar Golf Club (BGC).
*     His twin brother Late Kusha Ranjan Patnaik was also a very good football player.
*     He is the founder trustee of Mother`s Educational Trust and vice-president of Mother`s Public School, Bhubaneswar.
*     His wife Poly Pattnaik is the Principal of Mother`s Public School, which is a leading educational institution in Bhubaneswar.
*     His son Sheeijeet played cricket for State U-15 team.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: January 7, 2017
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: March 10, 2017