TNI Bureau: Dr. Bijaya Kumar Sahoo, Founder & Chairman of SAI International School, Advisor of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, died of post-Covid complications while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad. He was 58. His birthday was on June 1 – two days before his sad demise.
Dr. Bijaya Sahoo is survived by his wife Shilpi, twin sons and a daughter. All are Chartered Accountants are employed with top firms in Delhi and Mumbai.
He had tested positive for COVID-19 & was airlifted to Hyderabad for further treatment at KIMS, Hyderabad. He was scheduled to undergo lungs transplant in London, but breathed his last before he could be taken abroad.
A Chartered Accountant-turned-Edupreneur, Bijaya Sahoo had a pioneering role in transforming English Medium Education as well as Government School education in Odisha.
Bijay Kumar wanted to impart quality education to the future generation and decided to start the school quitting his CA profession.