As a matter of pride for Odisha, Anindita Janhavi Suara from the State’s Koraput district emerged as the winner of an international poetry competition conducted online by the United Kingdom’s tourism department.
Her poem ‘Voice from the Past’ made her to achieve the feat surpassing over 1,000 poets from 129 countries. Anindita had been asked to compose a poem over a photograph featuring two soldiers fighting for their country.
After clearing four stages, her poem was placed in the fifth and final round of the competition.
Expressing happiness over her achievement, Anindita thanked those who read her poem and voted for her online.
A Plus Two Arts student of the Vikram Deb Autonomous College in Jeypore, Anindita aspires to be a renowned poet and writer in future.