The Swabhiman felicitated as many as 21 PwD (Persons with Disability) Matric students and five other exceptionally talented students of the category with the Prerana Samman at a progrmme held here on Monday.
The students who secured 75 per cent and above marks in Matriculation examinations were given the Samman. Similarly, the five exceptional achievers include Swagat Patnaik and Pradip Himirika for qualifying IIT, Shaista Parween, the first law student, Dr Sushree Sarangi, the first medical resident on wheel chair and Chinmaya Dhal, the best 10th in the +2 Arts examination.The aim of the Samman is to encourage PwD students to strive for excellence and to dream big, said organisers.
Among others, Paramahansa Prajnananandali Maharaj, Pratibha Ray, Aruna Mohanty, Sudarsan Patnaik, Major General BK Mohapatra, Nitin Chandra, Susama Mishra, Poly Patnaik, Soumendra Priyadarshi, Tarakanta Parida, Dipti Mohanty and Surekha Tarai congratulated theachievers.