The National Aluminium Company limited (Nalco) instituted State-level awards to be given away every year to two eminent scholars for their contributions in the field of Sanskrit.
The annual recognition, named Nalco Kalidas Awards, shall carry a purse of Rs 50,000 each and a citation, to be handed over at Nalco Foundation Day celebration on January 7. This was announced by Nalco CMD Tapan Kumar Chand at a national seminar on ‘India is the symbol of tolerance’, organized by Nirmalya, a socio-cultural association, at Puri on Friday.
Chand said, “As a nation, India is an epitome of tolerance. Our history is replete with instances where invaders have been subsequently absorbed in the poly-chromatic culture of the country.” The panel of distinguished speakers included Prof HK Satapathy, VC, Tirupati University and Prof Gangadhar Panda, VC, Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Odisha.
Chand was felicitated by various organizations on the occasion. At the outset, Nirmalya president Badri Mishra introduced the guests, while secretary Biswanath Mishra introduced the topic and anchored the programme.
