The Odisha Sahitya Akademi in association with the Abhaya Chalan Sahitya Sankruti Parishad organised a seminar entitled “Odia Sahitya ku Nuapada ra Dana” at Khariar on Sunday. The speakers, writers and poets from different parts of western Odisha participated in the workshop. The one- day programme was divided into three sessions. The first session was devoted to general discussions on literature and language. Noted writer and expert in folk literature Mahendra Kumar Mishra, historian and archeologist Jitamitra Prashad Sing Deo, former IRS officer Srikant Chaterjee and poet and social worker Sanjaya Mishra spoke on the subject.
The second session was devoted to the topic “Contribution of Nuapada to Odia literature. Dr Harekrishna Meher presided. The speakers spoke elaborately on contributions made by different poets and writers of Nuapada, which started from Chaitanya Dash and covered other renowned poets like Birabrikam Singh Deo, Brajaraj Singh Deo, Sibanarayan Singh Deo, Anupsingh Deo, Gadadhar Dash Sharma, Dinabandhu Pattnaik, Manohar Meher and Narayanbharasha Meher. Kavya, drama and poems of these legendry poets and writers were discussed.
In the third session, which was presided over by poet Balabhadra Singh Deo, poetry recitation was held. About 40 poems were recited. Gajanan Mishra, Susanta Mund, Nilalohita Singh Deo, Sushanta Bishi, Bibhudatta Chalan and Dr Gitashri Priyambada were present among others.