Baidyanath Sangeet Mandir celebrates annual fest
Bhubaneswar: The Baidyanath Sangeet Mandir celebrated its 24th annual function here on Sunday. Padmashri Prafulla Kar, ‘Unnatipathe’ magazine editor Pradyumna Kumar Mohanty, culture expert Shaileswar Nanda and former Corporater Jagannath Pradhan joined the programme as guests and distributed awards among 80 students for their achievements. They spoke on immensity of the Odishi dance and music and sought classical tag for Odishi music. Sishu Prativa Samman was awarded to Ratan Benarjee and social worker Rabindra Kumar Swain got an appreciation letter. Pandit Narayan Rath, journalist Sanat Mishra and Sangeet Mandir working president of Manju Gum and vice-president Durgamadhab Acharya coordinated the programme.
Rajdhani College 1984 batch reunion meet held
Bhubaneswar: A reunion meeting, organised by the 1984 batch of the Rajdhani College at a hotel here on Sunday, was attended by more than 40 students. The then students, who have carved a niche for themselves in different sectors now, shared their professional journeys with each other. Pramod Das, senior manager in a leading English business daily, said that attending the get-together with old friends once in a year makes one feel nostalgic.