NGO Ama Gaon Ama Katha held its 3rd annual meet here at Alatalanga village in Cuttack district. Chief guest former MP and litterateur Dr Prasanna Patasani called upon the intelligentsia, poets, students, teachers and youths to preserve and protect the village culture which is the real culture of India.
Prof Yudhisthir Khatua, senior journalist Sugyan Choudhury, litterateur Dr Sricharan Das, social worker Jogesh Chandra Mahapatra joined as guests of honour.
Prof Khatua urged the youths to dedicate themselves for the village community, journalist Choudhury opined that the sole of India rests in its villages and the development of the villages will lead to a vibrant India. A cultural mouth piece “AYAN” was released on the occasion while many youths were felicitated for their respective contributions in various fields. Dr Sricharan Das was awarded with the “AYAN Saraswata Samman” while Jogesh Mahapatra and Gangadhar Mohapatra were felicitated with “Pt Radhanatha Mishra Sharma Smruti Sanmman”.
Annirudha Mallick, Saroj Kumar Swain, Trinath Mohanty, Manoj Behera, Bramhananda Bhoi, Sunakar Mohanty, Laxmipirya Ray, Kadambini Sahoo, Dr Rama Chandra Panda were honoured with the “Grama Jyoti Samman”. Dr Patsani also felicitated former Sarapancha Saroj Kumar Swain, social worker Trinath Mohanty, Brusaketu Samal, Manoj Behera, Sunakar Mohanty, Bismaya Balaka Stayajit Maharana, Bilasa Mohanty, Bramhananda Bhoi for their outstanding contribution in maintaining bonhomie among the village communities of the area.
At the outset, founding secretary Bijay Mishra gave the welcome address while Er Rashmiranjan Mishra, Pramod Ojha, Ramachandra Maharana, Bhagyashree Das, Subhangi Madhusmita Bastia, Debasis Das conducted the event smoothly. Educationist Mihir Kumar Mohapatra presided.