WINGS’, an anthology of poems written by Ratnakara Rout, Director, Secondary Education, Odisha was unveiled by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi at the State Secretariat on Friday in the presence of Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan, Home Principal Secretary Asit Kumar Tripahy and School & Mass Education Secretary Ranjana Chopra.
Padhi said Rout has put in painstaking efforts for this literary creation in addition to his official assignments.
Balakrishnan said, “There are many officers in our State who in addition to their excellence in job have exceptional talent in creative art like writing, music and drama. The simple words used by Rout convey internal human feelings along with the realities of life.”
The anthology contains 54 poems and has been published by the Apurba publications.