The Baripada Main Branch of State Bank of India, in a unique initiative, recently dedicated to the people of Mayurbhanj a ‘Heritage Gallery’, the first of its kind in this region. The gallery depicts glimpses of Mayurbhanj’s rich history and heritage.
Inaugurating the gallery, SBI Bhubaneswar Circle Chief General Manager Praveena Kala spoke of the relevance of the gallery. She also simultaneously inaugurated a dispensary for the pensioners in the bank premises and the process of modernisation of the local branch. Prominent among those who were present and spoke on the occasion included SBI General Manager CLK Charyulu, Deputy General Manager Kishan Sharma and Regional Manager Shrikant Dash.
The setting up of the gallery was possible because of the special efforts put in by Baripada SBI Chief Manager Rashmi Ranjan Nayak, Kolkata architect Dr Ramakant Shome and ex-SBI employee Sanjay Kumar Patnaik revealed.
The gallery contains many rare documents of the glorious past of Mayurbhanj. Visitors to the gallery can also gather authentic information of so many important SBI-related developments that took place during the last 200 years.
It is also notable that the Mayurbhanj State Bank had come into being in the then princely State of Mayurbhanj way back on May 2, 1938 when so many other parts of the country didn’t have any bank at all. The just-established Heritage Gallery speaks eloquently of this fact too.