The 23rd annual function of the S P Nanda Library was held at Kuakhia Bazar on Tuesday under the chairmanship of library chief Dushmanta Kumar Rout. ‘Mo College’ Chairman and cine star Akash Das Nayak attended it as chief guest and inaugurated the programme.
Social worker Prahallad Panda, Zilla Parishad Member Sisir Kumar Mohanty, Punjab & Sindh Bank Chandikhole BM Lipsita Behera, TU leader and Vyasanagar Senior Citizens’ Forum secretary Chandramani Samal, Lecturer Dr Akshaya Kumar Panda attended the function as guests and said the S P Nanda Library has been providing its service since 23 long years with social and cultural activities.
On the Teacher’s Day here, VN Autonomous College Principal Dr Kusha Chandra Pradhan, senior teacher Dhaneswar Mohanty, scribe Ranjit Rout, yoga guru Bijay Das, young social worker Prasanta Sarangi, stone artist Rama Chandra Ojha were felicitated. Scribe Kalandi Kantha gave welcome speech while Helping Hands artists sang welcome song. PS Member Mami Mohanty, educationalist Chandra Sekhar Nayak, Kuakhia Press Club secretary Kalpataru Panda, Korai MLA candidate Rama Chandra Barik, Sridhar Behera, Rabindra Mishra, Narendra Bavi, Bidyutprava Ray, Biswambar Nayak, Saroj Das, Sagar Jena, Arun Das, Chakradhar Mallick, Hardayal Singh spoke about the significance of the library.
Convener of the meeting Padma Lochan Nayak gave a vote of thanks.