A national-level seminar on "Evolution Process of Modern Odia Poetry" was held at the Upendra Nath College, Nalagaja in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday.
The programme was presided over by college Principal Laxminarayan Mohanty and attended by many Lecturers and litterateurs. Prof Babrubahan Mohapatra, Head of the Department of Odia, Sriram Chandra Bhanjdeo University, was chief guest and retired Principal Dr Jagatbandhu Acharya was the subject-analyst while Keonjhar DD College Professor Dr Sumant Nayak was guest of honour.
Retired Professor Prabhas Chandra Giri, retired Professor Nishikant Giri and Lecturer Jayashree Dash were special guests.
Other Readers and Lecturers who were part of the programme included Nirmal Sahu, Deepak, Manasi Barik, Umesh Jena and Hiranmayee Satpathy. Abanikant Giri, Head of the Department of Odia, UN College coordinated the programme.