The stage is set for the first ever Web Global Odia Festival on December 26 and 27. The Odisha Society of Americas (OSA) would be hosting this Mahakumbha of Odia Diaspora in collaboration with Odia associations of 32 countries spreading all over the world.
The two-day long virtual mega event will be inaugurated on Saturday, December 26, in the presence of dignitaries like Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Dibya Singha Deb, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha Ministers Arun Sahoo, Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi, Kenya’s Member of Parliament Swarup Mishra, Odisha Government’s “Mo Paribar” Convenor Arup Patnaik and senior bureaucrat Arabinda Padhee.
Technocrat and policy maker Sam Pitroda and MP Achyuta Samanta are scheduled to take part as distinguished guests during the seminar on health and wellness.
The special attractions in the closing ceremony on Sunday ( December 27) would be the appearance of Ollywood stars Akash DasNayak and Sabyasachi Mishra. The grand digital show of Odishan and Odia’s expertise and excellence will witness brain storming deliberations on various topics.