FULL NAME: Arati Bijoy Mohanty
GENDER: Male
BORN: 21st October, 1943
DIED: 20th April, 2019 at Bhubaneswar
MARITAL STATUS: Bachelor
CONTACT ADDRESS: Qrs No IV-, Unit-2, Bhubaneswar.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: MA (English) and LLB
PROFESSION: Retired as under-secretary in the State Works Department
HOBBY: Imparting free coaching in chess

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     He was Odisha state champion from 1965 to 1972.

NATIONAL:
*     Won the board prize in All-India Civil Services Chess Championships several times.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     At the time of his death, he was vice-president of Orissa State Chess Association and secretary of Bhubaneswar Chess Association.
*     Functioned as working president and president of Orissa State Chess Association for many years.
* Functioned as games director of Bhubaneswar Chess Association and an arbiter in many tournaments.
*     Started playing the game at the age of 10.
*     His sister, Giribala Mohanty, the first lady pilot of Odisha, introduced him to the game.
*     Mohanty was allowed to stay on in governmnet quarters after retirement as a mark of recognition to his contribution to the game.
*     His pupils include national-level chess players Gargi Mohapatra, Sanghamitra Singh, Suresh Rath, Smruti Ranjan Dash, Roop Kumar Das, Manas Ranjan Parida and Soumya Ranjan Mishra.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 18th June, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 20th April, 2019