The Baripada Government Sanskrit College, located in the heart of this district headquarters town, held here a 12-day-long self-defence training camp for girls.
Trainings on different types of self-defence techniques were imparted to the trainees, exclusively for the girl students of the college.
When the comprehensive training programme concluded, a colourful closing function was held in the college premises. While the college Principal Pankaj Jena presided, MPC Autonomous College Principal Dr Kruttibas Sahu attended as the chief guest and Programme Coordinator Dr Padma Devi delivered the welcome address. Senior lecturers Chowdhury Aditya Kumar Das, Tapan Kumar Acharya, Subal Chandra Sahu, Dr Sudeshna Dash, Jayashree Nanda and Satya Narayan Barik also spoke on the occasion. The speakers emphasized the need of learning self-defence techniques in these trouble-torn days.
While Piyush Mishra recited the slokas of the Vedas at the outset, Priyanka Mohanta offered a vote of thanks at the end. Kumari Krishnaa Rout was the chief trainer.