Nabarangpur, June 5: Under the initiative of music director Anand Das, the first-ever Digital Creators’ Conference in the history of the district was organized at the premises of Utkal College, Nabarangpur.
On this occasion, hundreds of YouTubers, content creators, and vloggers from different corners of the district participated in the event.
Distinguished guests present at the program included Odisha Sangeet Akademi member Devdas Mahakud, telefilm director Manoj Kumar Pattnaik, music guru Dr. Balaji Ray, artist and administrator Himanshu Pattnaik, journalist and speaker Suresh Naldu, music director Ashok Kumar Mohanty, Yugala Tripathy, storyteller and writer Durga Padhi, actor-director Manas Panda, and singer Seema Panigrahi, among others.
The event began after the guests offered prayers at the feet of Lord Ganesha.
During the conference, Devdas Mahakud emphasized that local artists should give priority to regional languages. Telefilm director Manoj Kumar Pattnaik stated that the day an artist begins to think proudly that they know everything, their downfall begins from that very day.
Other guests on the stage also encouraged the participating artists through their speeches and shared experiences.
Among others present were senior artist Suresh Mishra, singer and music director KK, artist Ched Kumar Patra, flutist Murali Pattnaik, singer Kasturi Rath, music director Tiki Suna, singer Surya Benya, along with Jamuna Turk, Jagesh Jagat, Krishna Das, Bishwanath Bishoya, Chaps Tripathy, Udit Bhanu Bishoyi, Anil Bishoyi, and many others.