Raighar: A Saraswata Literary Ceremony was organized by the Sanatan Smruti Sahitya Sansad at Tapan Kalyan Mandap, where a book release and poetry reading session took place.
The first session, presided over by Dr. Dinabandhu Nandi, featured:
Chief guest: Ballav Raut, former member of the Odisha Sahitya Academy
Guest of honour: Preeti Snigdha Mahapatra, MP representative
Keynote speaker: Manorama Mahapatra, veteran poet
Special guest: Umesh Chandra Bhukta, retired educationist
Reviewer: Abhiram Lenka, satirical poet
During this session, Gairang Pal’s poetry book titled “Pheribaku Heba Dine” (The Day We Must Return) was officially unveiled.
The event featured:
Stage coordination by Sangram Kishore Parida
Guest introduction and welcome address by Sagar Kumar Parida
Opening devotional music by Rabindra Bahinipati
Guests honoured at the event included:
Preeti Snigdha Mahapatra
Hemalata Majhi
Tutu Babu Pattnaik
Prafulla Kumar Raut
Mihir Kanti Dhali
Thanks and conclusion of the first session were offered by Lokesh Kumar Jena.
In the second session, presided over by Prafulla Kumar Raut, the dignitaries on stage were:
Rajkishore Nayak
Purna Chandra Sethi
Mahananda Mahalik
Approximately 30 poets recited their own original compositions. The entire program was hosted and coordinated by Prof. Parikhita Sahu and Dhananjay Mall.