n The Bharatiya Shiksha Bikash Sansthan (BSBS), Brahmpaur unit, celebrated the 12th Swanakshyatra Utsav in the premises of Maa Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Basudev Nagar here on Wednesday morning on the eve of sacred Makara Sankranti.
The day-long celebration was organised in two sessions. The first session of the ceremony was inaugurated by Maha Mandaleswar Mahanta Kamalakanta Das. The dignitaries who shared the dias included former Deputy Speaker of Odisha Assembly and Advisor of Odisha Agri Marketing Board Rama Chandra Pand, Mahanta Chinmayananda Das Maharak, president of Maa Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir Dr Subash Chandra Sahu, general secretary of Bharatiya Shiksha Bikash Sansthan (BSBS) Dandapani Panigrahi, secretary Suryanarayan Padhi, State president of BSBS Padmanabha Panda, Prof Krushna Chandra Panda, spiritual leader and philanthropist Mahamandaleswar Srimahant Kamalakant Das.
The second session was attended by dignitaries like Vice-Chancellor of Khallikote University Prof Amarendra Narayan Mishra and DGM of the Brahmapur Edition of Odiya Daily “Prameya” Ambika Prasad Das.
21 eminent educationists from ten districts, namely, Khurda, Ganjam, Cuttack, Puri, Kandhamal, Subarnapur, Kendrapada, Koraput, Keonjhar and Nayagarah were felicitated for their contribution in the field of education.
BSBS office secretary Prakash Swain read out the annual report while Dandapani Panigrahi offered vote of thanks. Later, Sansthan students performed cultural shows.
Presiding over the meeting, founder Das said the Sansthan is providing free education to the children of weaker sections of the society through more than 150 schools operating in Ganjam. He sought cooperation of the Government and the public to fulfill the noble mission of the Sansthan.
Notably, spiritual leader and philanthropist Mahamandaleswar Srimahant Kamalakant Das had founded the Sansthan in 2000 to spread free and value-based disciplinary education based on rich Indian traditions and culture.