A conclave of Odia associations, organised by ‘Odisha without Border’, was held in Bangalore on Friday. State Revenue Minister Surjya Narayan Patro inaugurated the conclave in the presence of Rajya Sabha members Shasi Bhusan Behera and Rama Chandra Khuntia and BJP leader Manmohan Samal.
Nearly 100 representatives from various Odia organsations working across the globe participated in the conclave with an objective to bring all Odia associations under a common platform and form a think-tank to promote the interests of Odisha and Odia culture, language and literature all over the world.
Chairman of Bangalore-based Ignis Group and one of the conclave organisers Nihar Samantara said the Odia socio-cultural associations should leverage each other’s activities to have greater impact while representing the interests of Odisha and Odias before Government, bureaucracy and other agencies. Among others, lawyer Sanjeeb Mohanty of Odisha Nagarik Samaj, journalist Kishore Dwibedi, Dr Amita Mohanty of the Delhi Doctors’ Association attended the conclave.