Legendary Spiritual Literature Conference Held, Journalist Lalitendu Honored
Kakatpur, 27/2 – The state-level Legendary Spiritual Literature Conference was organized by the Kaibalya Sahitya Sansad, Cuttack, at the Kalavikas Kendra, Cuttack. The conference was held under the chairmanship of senior financial officer and founder-president of Kaibalya Sahitya Sansad, Dr. Sangram Keshari Samantaray.
A special discussion session was conducted on the theme Legends of Lord Jagannath and His Consort Deities. The event featured two major sessions, during which more than 400 poets and writers from Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal participated and presented talks on various spiritual legends.
On this occasion, the Kaibalya Sahitya Sansad conferred several honorary awards, including the Kaibalya Ratnavedi Samman, Kaibalya Yagyashala Samman, and Kaibalya Bhogamandap Samman.
Veteran journalist Lalitendu Palouri was specially honored with the Kaibalya Tannavedi Samman. In total, 400 poets and writers from across the state were felicitated with certificates, medals, and mementos.
Dignitaries present at the event included retired High Court Judge Bijay Kumar Nayak, Ratikanta Mahapatra, former administrator Alekh Chandra Padhiari, Dr. Abhaya Kumar Nayak, satirical poet Sampad Rath, playwright Bijay Das, literary scholar Gurukalyan Mahapatra, and Professor Bityut Prabha Mishra, among others.
