The National Service Scheme (NSS) Bureau of the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and golden jubilee of NSS by conducting slew of activities at the Kamala Nehru Women’s College here on Friday.
CHSE Odisha Chairman Amarendra Kumar Patnaik, Secretary Subrat Kumar Panda, Administrative Officer Debjani Dhal and Kamala Nehru Women’s College Principal Dr Srikant Kumar Mishra attended as guests.
Patnaik highlighted the legacy, importance and achievements of the NSS at various levels. An interactive session on the topic ‘NSS and Social Responsibility’ was conducted by Subrat Panda and CHSE NSS Programme Coordinator Dr Deepak Kumar Behera.
As many as 100 NSS volunteers, 12 programme officers and 10 organisers participated and showed the thoughts, philosophy and principles of Gandhi in various competitions and winners were felicitated.
Dr Deepak Kumar Behera, Reader in Philosophy Dr Susant Kumar Patnaik, Reader in Education Dr Binita Mohanty and NSS PO Dr Bhanupriya Dash coordinated the programme.