The Parichay Foundation in association with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) felicitated 11 women achievers of the State at a function at the Rabindra Mandap here on Wednesday ahead of the International Women’s Day on March 8.
They included Gurjinder Kaur Dhingra (social work), Sujata Jena (law), Binapani Nayak (music), Sujata Mohapatra (dance), Valena Valentina (sports), Dr Iti Samanta (literature), Dr Swetaleena Parija (medical science), Anita Das (cinema), Dr Mala Mishra (education), Binita Mishra and Harmeet Sehra (CSR) and Paramita Mohapatra (entrepreneurship).
While journalist and writer Dr Monorama Mohapatra attended the event as the chief guest, Bhubaneswar MP Prasanna Patasani, cine actors Mihir Das and Anu Choudhry and Dr Minati Mishra attended as the guests of honour.