Chidananda Arpita, a girl from Baleswar who has excelled in education in Jammu, was felicitated by President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday. She is daughter of poet Abhay Das and Manjulata Bal, a teacher of the Maharshi School.
Arpita was a student of Architecture at the Mata Vaishnodevi University at Kakrial, Jammu. She was awarded with three medals, a gold and two silver, being the topper of the year 2016, best student and passing with distinction. Besides a citation, she was given a cash prize of Rs 60,000. Besides Kovind, Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra and Chief Minister Mufti Mehbooba and top industrialists were present in the university’s convocation held on April.18. Arpita has a good command over English and Hindi literature besides having interest in visual and performing arts. Currently, she is working in a reputed architectural firm in Bengaluru.