Cuttack: Members of Cuttack Heritage Walks (CHW) on Sunday celebrated its 7th annual day at the conference hall of Odisha Cricket Association under the leadership of convener of CHW Dipak Samantarai. To mark the occasion, traditional artisans of the city were felicitated for their dedication in continuing the age-old practices.
The artisans include Pankaj Charan Sahoo and Biswanath Dey (silver filigree of Cuttack), Ashok Behera (horn work), Purna Chandra (Japani) Singh Jari work on the tableu of Goddess Durga and Urvashi (Baiyani) for making colourful clay dolls.
Eminent poet and retired bureaucrat Pradeep Kumar Biswal chaired the special session of CHW and the participants and members of the heritage group, drawn from various walks of life participated in the discussions relating to heritage, culture and traditions of the silver city and expressed their concern over better, timely and sustainable upkeep of the heritage sites and traditions across the historic city.
Chief speaker Professor Kharavel Mahanti in his speech declared that without the mention of the fort Barabati chronicling the history of Odisha is next to impossible. He, at length spoke about the status, location and historical perspective of the historic Fort Barabati during the different periods of the Kalingan era, namely under the Afghan, Mughal, Marathas and Britishers.
He also narrated how the greatest edifice of the Kalingan strength and power gradually and systematically withered and met with decline and loss. Chief Guest and history enthusiast JP Jagdev and Guest of Honour Professor Sanjay Achrya highlighted, how, Cuttack has always played a pivotal role in glorifying the position and importance of Odisha both at national and international arena.
CHW also felicitated Sanjay Baral, Ashoka Nayak, Dr. Kumar Aurojyoti, Debi Prasanna Nanda, Suresh Prasad Mishra, Malay Pati, Srikant Singh, Trilochan Swain, Pankaj Sahoo, Bachan Maharana, Biswanath Dey, Ashok Behera, Purnachandra (Japani) Singh and Biswaranjan Dehury as Heritage Warriors.
Similarly, the heritage group also felicitated Asit Mohanty, Kishore Bit, Jivananda Mishra, Om Prakash Mohanty, Prof. Chinmay Jena, Hitesh Seth, Raja Parija, Bibhuti Bhusan Barik, Manoj Mohapatra, Jitendriya Singh, Kabita Pattnaik, Arunita Padhi, Kumar Prasanjeet Sahoo, Aditya Prasad Ghosh, Akash Pattnaik, Amar Prasad Patra, Byapti Patnaik, Gobinda Chand (Utkala Sahitya Samaj), Harekrishna Rout and Amiya Ranjan Mohapatra as Heritage Lovers.
Among others, Dr Hemanta Kumar Parida, Bisweswar Das, Ajay Mishra, Biswaranjan Mohanty, and Biswajit Sahoo were present. Hitesh Seth, a senior member of CHW, proposed the vote of thanks.
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