Chausathiyogini Pitha (Hirapur) : Two Odia children books – Absosh and Chal Kariba Nata – by eminent author Dr Rajani Ranjan were released, here on Sunday marking the auspicious festival Diwali.
Organized by Santistupa, a socio-cultural organisation of Balianta, the book release ceremony was graced by eminent authors Bankim Nayak and Dr. Gopak Krushna Acharya, Retired Senior Bureaucrat Mahendra Mallick, senoir journalist Choudhry Amitav Das, Literary Organaiser Bidhubhusan Patnaik, and former Information Commissioner Dilip Bisoi.
On this occassion, senior journalist Dilip Ojha, Somnath Swain, and Ramesh Rath; columnist Srutikarta Tripathy, writer Bhubaneswari Panda, Dr. Prabina Parida, Kamalini Mallick, Poet Purna Chandra Maharana, Editor of Prachidhara Bhagaban Sahu, Editor of Apurba Subas Sadangi, Pujarani Panda, Educationist Laxmi Prasad Tripathi and social activist Maguni Sethi were felicitated.
Absosh is a full-length children play while Chal Kariba Nata is a complilation of one-act plays for children by Dr. Rajani Ranjan
Secretary ‘Santistupa’ secretary Ranjan Mohapatra gave the vote of thanks.
