For the first time, Tata Steel will be organising the Tata Steel Odisha Utsav 2016 here from January 5 to 10. The festival is a series of consecutive events comprising a Art-in-Industry Camp, Bhubaneswar literary Meet and a half marathon to celebrate and promote the uniqueness of the Odia culture, art, literature and sports.
The Art-In-Industry camp scheduled from January 5 to 7 at the lalit Kala Academy will have renowned artists such as Jatin Das and Vinod Sharma participating and painting and sketching along with other participants.Around14 artists from Odisha will showcase their talent during this three-day camp. Workshop for students and interactive sessions with these artists will be the key highlights of the camp. School students selected through Tata Steel inter-school competition are also invited to attend the camp.
The literary Meet will be organised from January 9 to 10. The meet will bring together luminaries from the literary world, thinkers and opinion makers like Jairam Ramesh, Devidutt Patnaik, Prof Sugato Bose, Rajdeep Sardesai and many others. The event will serve as a platform for a book launch, book reading sessions, discussions, debates and interactive workshops.
On January 10, the half marathon will be organized in association with the State Sports and Youth Services Department.
