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Oriya poetry festival conducted

BHUBANESWAR: Launching the much needed platform for the young and promising poets of the State, Udaya Raga (rays of the rising Sun) Oriya poetry festival was hosted by the Orissa Samskruti Academy at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan premises here on Sunday.

In his welcome note, Academy chairperson Kedar Mishra explained that the Academy was launched last year with an exclusive library and documentation centre on Orissa’s art and culture. The poetry festival was planned to encourage the new generation to pursue a serious interest in Oriya language. Saraswati Samman awardee Jagannath Prasad Das inspired us to host such an annual literary festival in the State, Mr. Mishra added.

Mr. Das, eminent poet Rajendra Kishore Panda and popular columnist Adhyapak Biswaranjan released Udaya Raga anthology of poems of the 22 participating poets.

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