The Odisha Rajiv Gandhi Students’ Forum and Rajiv Ghandhi Study Circle celebrated the 73rd birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister at a State level function and Pratibha Award here on Sunday.
Chief guest Pradesh Congress Committee (AICC) president Prasad Harichandan said Odisha is culturally rich and a peaceful State and poverty and illiteracy will be eradicated through development of education in the State.
The dreams of Rajiv Gandhi can be fulfilled by the students and youths of the State, added Harichandan.
Former Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University Binayak Rath praised Gandhi for voting rights to students at the age of 18 years, 33 per cent reservation to the women in 3 tier panchayat elections and other historical moves.
Satyabrata Nayak said the students and youths are major factor for the
social change of the country and for a healthy society. On the occasion, the students of different universities and colleges were felicitated with the Rajiv Gandhi Student Pratibha Award. Among others, forum general secretary Padmakar Guru, members Priyabarta Nayak, Priyanka Mishra, D Sandhyarani, Ramchandra Behera, Sukumar Gourav, Sukant Jena and Debasis Das were present.