Rock Pebbles, a peer-reviewed international literary quarterly from Odisha, awarded KV Rahgupathy, a noted Indo-English poet from Andhra Pradesh, as part of its twenty-seventh anniversary celebration.
Padmashree Jayanta Mohapatra, a distinguished Indo-English poet from Odisha, graced the event held in the KIIT auditorium here on Sunday as the chief guest and felicitated Raghupathy. Dr Bishnu Charan Dash of the Assam Central University delivered the keynote address on symptoms of diaspora poetry against post-colonial sensibility.
Academic Dr Kusha Chandra Pradhan of the VN College presided over the event and endorsed the contribution of the journal to academia and literature. Founder-and-chief editor of the journal Dr Udayanath Majhi shared his stories of 27 years with Rock Pebbles and sought cooperation from the audience for his mission.
Dr Phani Mohanty, noted poet and Muralidhara Moharana, an illustrious scion of the legacy of the fabled wood carving of Khairapadar village in Dharmagarh block of Kalahandi district (the village says the woodwork by her carpenters embellish the homes of the British monarchy) were also felicitated on the occasion.
The event also hosted a poetry reading session, which was chaired by Dr Prativa Satpathy, the celebrated post-modern voice of Odia poetry. Manorama Mohapatra Biswal, Sudhir Panda, Govinda Sahoo, lingaraj Patra, Namita Nayak, lipipuspa Nayak, academic, translator and critic, conducted the event.
Interestingly, Rock Pebbles owes its address to: Head Office - Naranpur, P.O. - Kodandapur, Via – Deidwar, Dist – Jajpur, Odisha, India, Pin – 755007.