A book entitled “Evolution of British Policy towards the Princely States of Odisha 1803-1947”, written by Dr Ashok Kurmar Tripathi was released at the Senior Citizens’ Recreation Centre, Anand, at Nayapalli here on Friday.
Former DGP Sarat Chandra Misra, former IDC Chairman NR Hota, former Utkal University PG Council Chairman Brahmananda Satpathy, LIC, Bhubaneswar Senior Divisional Manager Akshaya Kumar Sahoo and former LIC, Kolkata Deputy General Manager Suresh Chandra Acharya were quests.
Senior citizen and HelpAge India State head Bharati Chakra and Tata Trust Bhubaneswar programme officer Seem Gupta and Anand functionaries were also present.
Anand is a multipurpose centre for senior citizens. Yoga, aerobic, health checkup, counselling and religious discussions are held here regularly.