First time Odisha Gears up to Host UDBHAV

• 1300 students are participating in 47 events,
• Creative and Innovative Workshops to help Students Hone their skills
• Cultural events to showcase Odisha’s rich cultural legacy

Bhubaneswar:10/11/24:Odisha is all set to host 5th EMRS National Cultural and Literary Festival & Kala Utsav- ‘UDBHAV’ from 12th to 15th of November 2024. This unique festival is being organised by the Department of STSC Development & M&BCW Dept Govt of Odisha and is funded by the National Educational Society for Tribal Students (NESTS).

Hon’ble Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram, Hon’ble Minister of State of Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey & Minister of STSC Development M&BCW Dept Shri Nityananda Gond have given their kind consent to grace the opening ceremony of the event.

More than 1300 students & 250 teachers from Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) of 22 states are going to participate in this cultural extravaganza. The event is organised in Sikhya O Anusandhan University of Bhubaneswar. This year’s event is observed as a tribute to 150th Birth Anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, the pride of the nation.

Best efforts have been put in place to give participating students vivid and unique experiences. Students will be competing with each other in 47 events such as storytelling, music, dance, singing, debate, elocution, etc. Innovative and creative workshops are also planned in which students can learn new skills and sharpen their existing ones. Winners of these events will be awarded and each student will get a participation certificate for this purpose. Every day two hours will be dedicated in the evening to cultural events, whereby renowned artists of the State will perform various art forms exclusively for the students.

Apart from the above, fun zones are also planned whereby students will unwind and relax. Students have started arriving in the city and they are put in different hotels in Bhubaneswar. They will commute to the venue through dedicated vehicles
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Students will be served breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the venue itself. The pan-Indian menu also includes cuisines from Odisha. This four-daylong event is likely to give students a platform, on which students from the entire country come together, to celebrate the spirit of learning, competition, and cultural celebration amidst fun-fare.

Previous editions of this EMRS National Cultural & Literary Festival and Kala Utsav were organized in Deheradoon (2023), Bengaluru (2022), Udaipur (2019), and Jamshedpur (2018).