Abhinav Chaturvedi
Research Scholar, IIT
I met Dr Jagannath Patnaik on a train journey, and I believe it was a journey well-travelled. In a very short span of few hours, Dr Patnaaik inspired me to have a fresh perspective about many facets of life, starting from education, economy, institution building, spirituality, and life in general. This journey became worthwhile when he shared his book—The Veracity of Truth.
Upon reading the initial few pages, immediately it enlightened me about his noble deeds and contributions towards humanity. Popularly known as “Guru”, I honestly feel blessed to have shared that journey with him. It gives me an enormous amount of jouissance to have got the opportunity to interact with him.
I only believe that the journey is not over, rather it has begun and will look forward to many such moments of joy. You are a soldier of knowledge and I believe that moving ahead for the next 50 years you will brighten the future of many lives you come across. I wish you all a very splendiferous métier and may your life be sparkled with merriment.
