Former Professor of Utkal University Dr Sarat Chandra Satapathy as chief guest released April-June edition of Rock Pebbles, a peer-reviewed literary journal published from Odisha, here on July 24.
Attending as chief speaker Prof Dr Basudev Chakraborty, Head of English Department, Kalyani University, West Bengal said,"Modern poetry suffers from attention deficit as it scares away its fans and readers by being unintelligible and ambivalent." Chakraborty also added that poetry can win the affection of mass by portraying the ordinary life in ordinary dictin and that it should be more lucid, more moving and transparent. Journal's founder and editor Udayanath Majhi presided.
Others who graced the literary jamboree were Ratnakar Rout, Director, Secondary Education, Odisha and Prof Dr Kush Pradhan, Head of English Department, VN Auto College, Jajpur Road. An anthology of English poems penned by poet Sundhansu Dash was also launched by the guests in the first session. A delightful poetry recitation participated by more than fifty poets from different parts of State ensued. Chitta Ranjan Bhoi gave vote of thanks.