Prabeen Kumar Sahu: Ruling the Prime Time of Odia television industry

Prabeen Kumar Sahu is the one whoh has made a ripple in the Odiya television broadcast industry. He is the news caster of Kalinga TV. This young man was born and brought up at Barpali. He able to go a long way from western Odisha to eastern Odisha to make an identity for self and his town Barpali.

Prabeen was brought with the marginal income of his father who is a businessman. Prabeen has attended the Odiya primary school located in the Rajbati of Barpali.

Though now he is a handsome and tall

man, but during his childhood he used to be a hefty boy. He had such a large belly that his brother use to tease him while saying it’s a pillow and he can sleep by resting his head on it. While he might be hardly 5 years old his mother used to give Praveen Rs.2 to bring change from the grocery store. That boy used to go to the store and was asking for the coins of smaller denomination. When the proprietor of the grocery store would give four 50 Paise coins in exchange, Prabeen used to voluntarily return 50 Paisa and bring the rest three coins to home. That tender boy had such a good heart that he was thinking the business man should get his fee for the services he was providing. On reaching home Prabeen used to get shouting from his mother for doing such stupid acts. She was sending Prabeen once again to bring back 50 Paisa from the grocery store.

While he was a school student Prabeen used to be a prankster. He recall an incident when he was in the 6th Standard. Once he did not do his home task so Prabeen along with two of his batchmates were punished. Their Dengri Sir asked them to kneel down outside the classroom until the period is over. Prabeen and two of his friends were ridiculed by all the students of his class. Prabeen was deeply hurt and was furious. To retaliate Prabeen cut the tyre of the bike of that teacher with a blade. But later on Prabeen  deeply regretted   for his misdeed  and begged pardon.

Every year in his area people conducts Ram Leela. The organizers once approached Prabeen to do the role of Lord Ram. His father agreed to the invitation. But when Prabeen went to practice, looking at his hefty figure he was allotted the role of Bibhishan. Prabeen was innocent, but his father shouted at him why he accepted such a negative role. During his school days Prabeen happened to be a fickle minded kid. Every Sunday in their home mutton used to be cooked. While watching Shaktimaan the famous TV serial of the 90’s our Prabeen used to have the special afternoon meal. While eating mutton and watching Mukesh khanna in the TV Prabeen used to think himself to be a legend.

One Sunday morning it so happened his father purchased mutton and handed over him to carry home the polythene bag containing mutton. But that kid always used to be in a happy state of mind, the way you find him as on this date. Prabeen brought the bag of mutton while rotating it with his fingers. It was obvious the mutton dropped out of the polythene bag and fell on the road. On reaching home his mother suspected why the quantity of meet seem to be less than one kilogram. Prabeen confessed the mistake that he has done. His mother was furious and beat him with a stick. But Prabeen consoled his own self thinking he has taken the resort of truth.

On reaching college Prabeen became inclined towards music. Prabeen started singing songs on college functions, Barpali Loka Mahotsav  and various other programs. During college elections he contested as well. When he used to approach the students class wise the girls were are asking him to sing Hindi songs, instead of any material benefits.

Prabeen is the second sibling. His elder brother was a preferred son of their mother. Prabeen was not that good in studies as compared to his elder brother. So on completion of his graduation his Badbapa suggested him to open and run a shoe store at Barpali. But his father had high ambition from his son. He wanted Prabeen to opt a profession which is closer to his heart. Prabeen appeared for the entrance examination of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). With his seer ability Prabeen able to crack the hard nut of a Central Government institution. His father anyhow managed to arrange needed funds for his son so as he can travel Dhenkanal to enroll his name in IIMC; pay hostel fees; buy study books and a laptop.

Our Barpali hero caught an evening bus and reached Dhenkanal at midnight. Next morning he took admission at IIMC. On boarding the hostel of IIMC Prabeen faced all the vagaries of this cruel planet, because until then he led life in the comfort zone of their home. On successful completion of his education Prabeen joined Kalinga TV as a news anchor.

Prabeen has got a smart outlook. He got

active presence in the social media through Facebook and WhatsApp. Obviously he is an heart throb of many girls across Odisha. Due to the anchoring of different programs the viewers of Kalinga television recognises him. Once it so happened he updated his Facebook saying he is going to Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar for an evening stroll. On reaching there and while walking a girl confronted him. She said she is a Facebook friend of him and reached there just to meet him on reading the status update of his Facebook post.

We are talking about one side of the coin, where as this versatile young man is trying his prospects in modelling and singing as well.

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