The 28th year of the Mahan Sangh was celebrated here on Thursday at the Sahid lakshman Nayak Community Hall. The meeting was chaired by Sangh central president Susant Kumar Sabat. Vice-Chancellor of Berhampur University Prof Deepak Kumar Behera was the chief guest.
Prof Behera hailed the untiring efforts of this philanthropic organisation and its members for service to the society and effort to promote culture and sports.
The other eminent persons who joined the celebration as guests of honour included Rajya Sabha member Renubala Pradhan, BMC Mayor K Madhavi; former president of the Ganjam Bar Sisir Kumar Padhi and CPI(M) leader Ali Kishore Pattnaik. A poetry recitation session was held in the evening and prizes were distributed to the winners who achieved excellence in their respective domains.
Sangh working secretary Hariprasad Mallana read out the annual report while Mayor Madhavi, Sisir Kumar Padhi, director of Millenium Network Jaganmohan Mohapatra, Subash Chandra Pradhan and student Seebasis Sahu were honoured for their outstanding achievements. Sangh director Suryakant Patra, secretary Satyanarayan Subudhi and other office-bearers coordinated the function.