Kamalakanta Vidyapitha is situated exactly in between N.H.-5 and East Coast Railway; in holy place Kaliabooda, on the land donated by Mahanta Sri Sri Kamalakanta Dev; on the south bank of the River Mahanadi, the Ganga of Orissa, in the silver city of Cuttack, Orissa.

On August 22, 1965, inaugural function of the school was held in a serene atmosphere in the presence of World famous Scientist Late Dr.Pranakrishna Parija, Late Professor. Ratnakar Pati, Kanika Raja Saheb and renowned Headmaster of Ranihat High School Late Banchhanidhi Satpathy.

Many waves lurks in the seashore of time and returns back. Those waves changes their colours from time to time in the golden shades of sunrise and sunset. It may not be new thing for the sea beach of time. But for a new thinker, philosophers the beach, wave and the rising sun are the promises and new attainments of life.

Education brings new change in life and gives enlightenment. How fortunate they are; by whose tireless efforts an educational institution like Kamalakanta Vidyapitha named after the then famous Mahanta Sri Sri Kamalakanta Dev, took its shape since 40 years back in a holy place like Kaliabooda in between Sikharpur and Jobra at Cuttack, Orissa.

The School is the symbol of their priceless sacrifice. Who will not be interested for his child to be educated and be a good person? But there are how many persons to workout to meet these challenges to build an educational institution?

It was the year of 1963 and month of June when the dignitaries / local gentries of Gandarpur, Sikharpur and Jobra called a meeting to establish a U.P. school at Sikharpur. Then on July 4th of 1963 the academic session for Class- VI was started in the Sikharpur U.P. School.

Next time in this locality another General meeting was held to establish a high school on June 1965. Local dignitary like Late Kailash Ch. Mohanty presided over that meeting. On that day an Executive Committee was formed for the said high school in which late Kailash Ch. Mohanty and Sj. Biswanath Mohanty were elected as President and Secretary respectively. Others like Late Duryodhan Patra, Sri Prasanna Kumar Mohanty, Sri Subal Ch. Swain, Sri Bhabani Sankar Pattnaik, Late Dr.Bijaya Ku.Barua, Late Chaturbhuja Satpathy, Late Gobinda Ch. Beura, Late Bhajagobinda Beura and Late Ananta Charan Pradhan were elected as the members of that Committee.

On 4th July 1965, first foundation of high school started from Class 8th at Sikharpur U.P. School. But it was necessary to make it a separate institution and for which land, building and school playground and other study materials were so also necessary.

Local dignitaries with the members of the Committee called a General Meeting and to the said meeting Mahanta of Kaliabooda Math Sri Sri Kamalakanta Dev was invited and requested to give some land for the purpose of above high school. Fortunately the pious soul promised to give 38 gunths of land which was a deserted cremation place full of jungle beside the river Mahanadi.

President Late Kailash Ch. Mohanty started construction of the building of high school from his own expense and a famous contractor of Jobra Late Sridhar Mohanty donated some fund for the above purpose. In the year 1965 August 22 the new building of the high school inaugurated and was named after the Mahanta Sri Sri Kamalakanta Dev as Kamalakanta Vidyapitha.

Sri Alok Kumar Dutta was the first Headmaster of the new born high school. Then the school earned its name and fame during the tenure of Headmaster Late Madanmohan Sahu. After him Sri Kiran Ch.Mishra and Sri Biswak Sen Acharya took the responsibility of Headmastership and developed the high school building. Now Sri Mahendra Kumar Kayastha is heading the institution properly.

Executive Committee also with the Presidentship of Sri Banambar Das and Sri Kulamani Satpathy and Secretaries like Sri Prasanna Ku.Mohanty, Sri Nrusingha Ch.Malla and Late Lalbihari Uttarsingh try their best for the all round development of Kamalakanta Vidyapitha.

In the year 1968-69 the high school got the permission for its first Annual Examination of Board of Secondary Education and students also made good results in that year. In the beginning there are only 12 students now it has reached to the number of 815. The school has really been able to impart education to all students belonging to all classes of the society.

40 years have passed, much water have flown in the river Mahanadi, in these years the Kamalakanta Vidyapitha has produced many Administrators, Professors, Doctors, Engineers, Social Workers, Politicians, Lawyers and eminent personalities in different fields and has reached its height of glory.

In the words of Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, “Education is a liberating force, and in our age it is also a democratizing force, cutting across the barriers of caste and class, smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances.”