Emphasising the need for a dose of laughter in today’s hectic world, the Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) organised a Hasya Kavi Sammelan at the Utkal Mandap here on Friday evening which saw participation of some poets of national repute including Padma awardees.
UCCI president Ramesh Mahapatra welcomed the poets. He spoke about the UCCI different activities including works for underprivileged and differently-abled people. He informed that the sponsor amount of the evening would be utilised for welfare of underprivileged children.
Kavi Rasbihari Gour, who hails from Ajmer, stressed the importance of laughter in life for achieving greater productivity. He said that today people are so much into the digital world that they have no time to have face-to-face interactions with their families or close ones.
Giving the evening a spiritual touch, Kavi Gauri Mishra in her sonorous voice presented a devotional song. She is from Nainital and is known for transforming beauty with her magnificent poems.
Padma Shri awardees Kavi Sunil Jogi and Kavi Surendra Dubey also presented their poems adding further to the laughter evening.