Sujog’, an open platform of opportunities to take up social welfare and economic development issues by professionals, entrepreneurs, business managers, innovators, social activists, change catalysts and like-minded persons was launched in the premises of Sivananda Centenary School, here with blessings of Swami Nirliptanand Maharaj from Hrishikesh, Swami Shivchinmayanand, Swami Jagadananda and the Puri Gajapati Maharaj.
On the eve of the centenary celebration of the school, ‘Sujog’ along with the school management initiated a programme of adoption of poorest of the poor students for conducting their study.
While 30 students were identified for adoption, four students, one each from Malkangiri, Kandhamal, Sundargarh and Ganjam, who are working part time as daily wage earners for their study, immediately received financial assistance. The assistance was arranged by Tapan Kumar Chand. Some social organisations like MOTHER headed by Pramod Kumar Das organised a Covid assistance camp for blind and orphans; CSR wing of the Rotary Club under the leadership of Rotarian Jayashree organised painting of Wall of Wisdom and a Webinar on National Epilepsy Day, Achyutant Trust of Ms Dasmohapatra distributed food, water, blanket, sanitizer and soap etc in a tribal basti near Uttara, Wallet for Wealth, a financial consultant with strong mindset for social welfare with its MD Trinath Lenka offered a free Webinar on Personal Investment and Income Tax Planning. Social volunteers from Gop block distributed blankets, masks, sanitizers, soaps etc to 500 old.
Senior Vice President Reliance Chandrajeet Pati, president OCF HK Behera, Subhendu Das from Adani, writer and poet Akhaya Behera, eminent architect Namita Das and former Executive Director, Nalco Amiya Patnaik who are members of the core committee of ‘Sujog’ expressed their high optimism about ‘Sujog’ as a platform for social service and public policy review.