Bhubaneswar | August 27 2025
Dr. Ganeswar Mahanta, Founder and Managing Director of Maa Tarini Super Speciality Hospital, Keonjhar, has been awarded “Vikash Odisha Sanmaan 2025” for his exceptional work in the healthcare field. He has been serving the community with relentless dedication. The award ceremony was organised by Helping Hands Mission in collaboration with News 16 Odia Khabar and took place on August 24, 2025, at The Presidency Hotel in Bhubaneswar.
Bollywood actress Deepshikha Nagpal awarded the distinguished Dr. Ganeswar Mahanta in the company of other prominent attendees, which included Dr. Mukesh Mahaling (Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Odisha) and Padma Shri Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra (Eminent neurosurgeon and Principal Advisor, Siksha’ O’ Anusandhan University), and many distinguished and renowned figures from healthcare, media, and social service.
Recognition of Excellence in Healthcare
Dr. Ganeswar Mahanta’s journey in healthcare exemplifies grit and unwavering determination. His hard work has significantly improved healthcare in the Keonjhar district, Odisha. Maa Tarini Super Speciality Hospital has become a reputable healthcare institution under its leadership. He has a track record of providing exceptional, innovative, and much-needed advanced medical care and treatments with empathy to patients, not limited to Keonjhar, but also from adjoining districts.
The acknowledgement serves to validate his consistent work in closing the healthcare chasm in semi-urban and rural regions with scant medical resources. Through his hospital in Keonjhar, the people now have access to reasonably priced healthcare, advanced diagnostic aids, and multi-speciality medical care.
A Moment of Pride for Keonjhar
The felicitation of Dr Ganeswar Mahanta has brought immense pride to Keonjhar district. People, socio-political groups, and well-wishers in and around Keonjhar have welcomed the award, seeing it as an indicator of the district’s increasing prominence on the socio-political map of Odisha. Top laureate Doctor Mahanta has been widely awarded across Odisha and was honoured with the Panchabhoota Award, to which he expressed his love for humanity.
Celebrity and Dignitary Presence
The ceremony featured a captivating keynote by Mr. Ardhendu Das, Founder & the Editor in Chief of Bada Khabar and Samalochana, on the role of social responsibility and health in national development. Other eminent guests and dignitaries commended the numerous social changes and the evolution of healthcare as an integral part of the development in Keonjhar, which Dr. Mahanta had wrought.
During the ceremony, Nagpal was awarded several other prizes, and she expressed her joy at the increased recognition and the awards given to great artistic achievers in the state of Odisha.
Extensively Covered in the Media
Dr. Ganeswar Mahanta’s recognition was also featured in major news print and online media outlets, including The Khandadhar and The Keonjhar Times. The publications highlighted the impact of his efforts, as well as the role of Maa Tarini Super Speciality Hospital, in transforming the healthcare landscape in Keonjhar. The media’s extensive coverage of his work and accolades also reflects the significant influence of his work and the recognition it has garnered.
Advancing the Mission
Dr. Ganeswar Mahanta’s receipt of the Vikash Odisha Sanmaan 2025 Award illustrates the impact which one devoted person can make towards community service initiatives. To elevate the healthcare framework of the region, he aims to further develop the Maa Tarini Super Speciality Hospital by expanding its service lines and establishing more sophisticated healthcare facilities, thereby positioning Keonjhar as a model healthcare region in Odisha.
His actions have received recognition, and it is hoped that this, in turn, will motivate many more doctors, businesspeople, and social visionaries to channel their energies towards socio-economic development.
