Banker by profession, he cleans bust, holds competitions, talk for kids
Emotionally upset by the neglect of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi Chhak at Jajpur Town, a bank employee took upon himself the task of cleaning it every day 23 years ago and he has been doing this work without any break.
Come 9 am every day, Nitish, clad in white pant and shirt, would arrive at the Gandhi Chhak to clean the statue. After cleaning the bust, he garlands it. "The statue was being cleaned only on the occasion of Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanthi day. Being a patriot, I tried to take up the matter with officials. But no one bothered to respond for which I decided to clean it myself,” said Nitish.
Nisith was awarded ‘Gandhi Puroskar’ on the Independence Day by district Collector Anil Kumar Samal for his noble work. For him October 2, the birth anniversary of Gandhi, is a festive day.
On this day, every year, Nisith organises special function and many from different castes and religions join him to participate in the worshipping of Gandhiji. Intellectuals of the town, elites, politicians, students and educationists enthusiastically participate in the event every year.
He also organises debate competition for the children, seminar, painting competition and a number of cultural programmes on the occasion. Nisith has never collected any donation to organise the event despite facing financial constraints.