FULL NAME: Godavarish Das
BORN: 1939 at Badapari village, near Tangi in Khurdha district of Odisha.
DIED: March 4, 2013 at Sum Hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
FAMILY: Banchhanidhi Das (Father), Nilamani Das (Mother), Annapurna Das (Wife); Kalyani, Kalika, Kalpana (Daughters), Durga Shankar Das (Son).

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Eminent sports academician and able administrator of Odisha
*     Dr Das was the first person in the state to do doctorate in physical education.
*     He was the Principal of the Government College of Physical Education from 1989 to 1997.
*     He did duty as a leading official of the 1992 Asian Games in New Delhi.
*     Made immense contribution for the promotion of physical education in the state.
*     He was active even it after 30-year-long career in physical education.
*     He was a gold medallists from Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (Gwalior), where he did his BPEd and MPEd, wrote many books on articles on physical education.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: March 5, 2013