The Utkal University of Culture here on Tuesday organised a commemorative meeting and paid rich tributes to eminent fine art exponent Siba Panigrahi, who passed away in Cuttack on Monday after a massive cardiac stroke.
Vice-Chancellor Byomakesh Tripathy, Registrar Anant Bijay Patnaik and PG Department Principal Prof Jagannath Kuanr highlighted about Panigrahi’s contribution to the field of fine art. Panigrahi’s students Dr Chakradhar Behera, Prabir Dalai, Anjan Sahoo, Monalisa Biswal, Adwaita Prasad Behera, Dr Sambaru Sobra and Sasmita Kamila, who are now teaching in the university paid rich tributes.
Among others, Reader Manoranjan Pradhan, Dr CVL Srinivas and Dr Suchitra Das also mourned Panigrahi’s demise. Panigrahi was 78 and is survived by a son and a daughter. His wife had predeceased him in January this year. He was a former President of Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi,