The DAV Public School, Kalinga Nagar here observed the 84th Utkal Divas amidst much enthusiasm. The programmes started with floral tributes to the great souls of Odisha who were the forerunners of the great uprising to reorganise the fragmented Odia-speaking geographical entities into a special State of Odisha and gave it an identity in the political map of India and of the world.
At a meeting, school Principal Bipin Kumar Sahoo highlighted the importance of the day and urged the students to prepare themselves as per the need of the hour and stand up to the expectations of the State’s great forefathers while feeling proud to be Odias.
The celebrations ended with a colourful cultural programme and recitation of self composed poems. Students staged an Odishi dance and teachers recited their poems recounting the past glory of Odisha.