The Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Confluence held its “Nation Builder Award ceremony at the Rotary Bhawan here for the Rotary year 2020-21 on Friday.
With a mission to achieve total literacy and quality education, the Rotary International has launched the programme “Rotary India Literacy Mission”. One major component of the programme is recognising outstanding teachers through this award.
The club awarded 14 teachers, who have immensely contributed to the field of education. They are Ranjita Mohanty, Madhumita Sarangi, Mamina Anuranjani, Kshetra Mohan Pradhan, Ramesh Balabantray, Nabaghana Sethi, Pratijna Sahoo, Satyabhama Sahoo, Bipin Bihari Routray, Ramakanta Pati, Pratima Sahoo, Aviram Patra, Samarendra Sahoo and Anjali Mohanty.
The club recognised its another stalwart, Dr Adyasha Das, a reputed academician poet, singer and author of a series of books, by releasing her book “The Sacred World of Temples” dedicated to her father late Akshaya Chandra Ray, an eminent engineer and Rotarian himself. Published by Black Eagle Books, Ohio, USA, the book is a collection of experiences of the author’s visits and travels to different temples and temple towns over time in India and abroad and her understanding of spiritual spaces.
Saumyaranjan Mishra, District Governor of Rotary International District 3262 was chief guest at the even presided over by Dr Bishnu Charan Sahoo, Chairman and District Teachers Support Committee. Club President Ashok Sandal, Charter President Kailash Kanungo, Secretary Pradeep Behera and many other prominent Rotarians were present along with distinguished teachers and educationists.
A music instrument, “Harmonium” was gifted to a Dibyanga girl student, Santilata Sahoo, studying in Plus 2 First year, Odishi Vocal, Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Bhubaneswar. Past President Nilanchal Pradhan conducted the proceedings.