A PROPONENT OF CULTURE
Dr. Chandra Bhanu Satpathy is widely regarded as a distinguished proponent of Indian culture, whose life and work have been dedicated to preserving, promoting, and transmitting the rich spiritual and cultural heritage of India to future generations. Through his extensive literary contributions, cultural initiatives, and humanitarian endeavors, he has served as a bridge between ancient wisdom and contemporary society.
Dr. Satpathy has actively supported the preservation of regional languages, traditional arts, and indigenous knowledge systems. His efforts have contributed significantly to the promotion of Odia literature and Sanskrit learning, earning him several prestigious recognitions. Through cultural centres, temples, spiritual forums, and educational initiatives established under his guidance, he has fostered a deeper appreciation of India's civilizational values among people across the world.
His commitment to cultural preservation is also reflected in his efforts to document and disseminate the teachings of saints, sages, and spiritual masters, ensuring that the ethical and spiritual foundations of Indian culture remain relevant in modern times. Through his writings, lectures, and social outreach, Dr. Satpathy continues to inspire individuals to embrace cultural deeply connected while contributing positively to society.
Dr. Satpathy, an accomplished lyricist, has written and composed many devotional renditions in Hindi, Odia, and Sanskrit that are available in the public domain in more than forty five music Cassettes / CDs. Leading music houses of India like The Times Music, Sa Re Ga Ma, and T-series have released some of these CD’s, wherein his compositions have been sung by renowned Indian singers. Dr. Satpathy has composed devotional songs in Hindi, Odia, Telugu, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Punjabi, Garhwali, Koshali, Chattishgarhi, Rajasthani and Tamil languages.
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2009 – ‘Times Music,' Mumbai released a CD containing devotional songs written and composed by him, titled “Living With Sai.” Renowned Indian singers like Shankar Mahadevan, Sukhwinder Singh, Shilpa Rao, Sadhna Sargam and Suresh Wadekar have sung these divine compositions.
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2010 – ‘Times Music,' Mumbai released a CD containing hymns in Sanskrit - written, composed and sung by Dr. Satpathy, titled “Tubhyam Namami.”
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2011 – ‘Times Music,' Mumbai released a CD containing devotional songs written and composed by him, titled “Aao Sai.” Famous Indian singers like Kailash Kher, Shaan, Mohit Chauhan, Rekha Bharadwaj, Shreya Ghoshal have lent their voices to these sacred compositions.
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2011 – ‘HMV SaReGaMa,' Kolkata released a CD containing devotional hymns in Sanskrit, written, composed and sung by him, titled “Shri Sainathaya Namah Namah.”
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2011 - Two CDs containing bhajans written and composed by him and titled “Sri Guru Bhagabata & Sri Jagannath Stabaka” and “Sri Sai Charane” in Odia language were released.
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2011 – Musical version of the epic book “Guru Bhagavat (Part – I),” in Odia released in 3 volumes.
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2012 – ‘HMV SaReGaMa,' Kolkata released a CD containing devotional songs dedicated to Lord Jagannath, written and composed by him, titled “Shri Jagannathaya Namah.”
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2012 – A Musical CD containing all the prayers placed in the epic book “Gopyaru Agopya,” composed by him was released.
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2012 – ‘HMV SaReGaMa,' Kolkata released a CD containing devotional hymns in Sanskrit, written, composed and sung by Dr. Satpathy himself, titled “Hiranyagarbha Sriman Narayana Sai.”
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2013 - ‘T-Series,' Mumbai released a CD in containing devotional songs written and composed by him, titled “Sai Mera Palanhaar.”Leading Indian singers have lent their voice to these devotional songs.
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2013 - ‘Times Music,' Mumbai released a CD containing devotional songs written and composed by him, titled “Vardaan Do Sai. It is sung by famous singers like Mahalakshmi Iyer, Roopkumar Rathod Javed Ali, Shaan.
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2015 - Musical creation of 'Shri Guru Bhagwat (Bhojpuri & Maithili)' initial prayer was prepared by 'Visions Media' and sung by Dr. Sharda Sinha (Padma Vibhushan) in Bhojpuri & Maithili Langauge.
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2015 - Shri Guru Bhagwat — Punjabi (Gurmukhi) Music Album by Times Music, Harshdeep Kaur lent her voice to the verses.
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2015 - Shri Guru Bhagwat - Assamese Music Album by Visions Media, sung by Zubin Garg, Torali Sharma, Mirinda Choudhary, Kaberi rabha, Sormistha Jilmil Dutta, Mrinal Baishnab, etc.
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2022 - Musical creation of 'Shri Guru Bhagwat -Rajasthani' initial prayer was prepared by 'Veena Music' and sung by Mame Khan.
Musical renditions of portions of Shri Guru Bhagwat in Hindi, Odia, Telugu, Santali, Koshali, Garhwali, Dogri, Sanskrit and Urdu language have also taken place in the process.
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PROMOTING INDIAN CULTURE & ARTISTS
Dr. Satpathy has popularized different forms of Indian music, dance, art, etc. Besides, he promotes such Indian dance forms, which are on the verge of extinction like Goti Pua of Odisha. He has been encouraging the differently abled persons to dance and express their inner joy and thereby finding a meaning to their life.
CULTURAL EVENTS
Under his patronage, every year on Vasant Panchami, a grand cultural function ‘Vasant Utsav’ is organized at the Sai Temple Gurgaon. Leading exponents of Dance and Music, Padmashree Birju Maharaj (Kathak), Padma Vibhushan Ustad Sabri Khan, Geeta Mahalik (Odissi Dance), Pundit Suresh Wadkar (Classical Songs), Ajit Karkare (Devotional Classical songs) have attended and honored the occasion by their presence.
