FULL NAME: Dr Sarat Kumar Sahoo
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 22 July 1950 at Ranihat, Cuttack
DATE OF DEATH: 2 November 2025 at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai at the age of 76.
FAMILY: Father (Banamali Sahoo), Mother (), Wife (Sangeeta), Son (Arabinda), Daughter (Rashmi)
HOME ADDRESS: Cuttack, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Business Management Graduate
PROFESSION: Industrialist
ROLE IN SPORTS: Administrator/Promoter

MAJOR WORK & CONTRIBUTION:
*     Served as the president of Odisha Kabaddi Association till death.
*     Also served as council member of Odisha Olympic Association.
*     Provided financial support for the promotion of kabaddi in Odisha.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Sahoo himself was a kabaddi player.
*     He was the founder of Ruchi Foodline, a leading manufacturer of spices, vermicelli, pasta, noodles, cereals, frozen ready-to-eat products, beverages, pickles, bakery items, papads, instant mixes, and gravies.
*     Made Ruchi Masala a household name across Odisha.
*     Began his entrepreneurial journey in 1976 by setting up a small enterprise named Om Oil & Flour Mills Ltd at Industrial Estate, Cuttack.
*     Served as the executive chairman of the Odisha Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises (OASME).

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 3 November 2025