Daitari Naik

Padma Shri awardee Daitari Naik, who claims he is struggling to make ends meet, has denied reports that he is planning to return the prestigious award. Known as the ‘Canal Man of Odisha’,…

Keonjhar: Daitari Naik, popularly known as the ‘canal man’, who had won the Padma Shri has decided to return the award. It was in recognition of his extraordinary effort in digging out a 3…

New Delhi: Devarapalli Prakash Rao, Daitari Naik and Kamala Pujari from Odisha received the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind at the 2019 Civil Investiture Ceremony in Rashtrapati…