The 82nd foundation day of Odisha was celebrated by Utkalika Orissa Seva Trust, Baroda at Baroda on April 16. The auspicious occasion was graced by former Vigilance Commissioner Gujarat HK Dash as chief guest.
General Secretary OSCA and JCRC, Ahmedabad Badri Mahapatra attended the occasion as guest of honour. The event was attended by about 350 to 400 members along with their families and children including 20 Odia family members from Rourkela, who reside at Baroda. They witnessed colourful cultural programmes by their in-house artists. Play “Bhija Matira Pota Sapan” written by Dr JB Rath, vice-president of Utkalia Orissa Seva Trust, was staged.
President Dr SK Chhotray, Ashok Nayak, Manas Mohanty, Chittaranja Nayak, Ashok Behera, Rajanikant Swain, Priyadarshani Rath, Aaradhana Rath, Umashankar Tripathy of the Seva Trust coordinated.
Significantly, the Seva Trust is a socio cultural organisation which has been functioning at Baroda over last 375 years. Besides promoting the age-old socio cultural ties between Odisha and Gujarat through various cultural programmes, it also undertakes several welfare activities to promote art, cultural and heritage.