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Heartfelt Homage to Gandhiji on Martyrs’ Day

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Bhubaneswar:30/1/25:The death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the ardent apostle of truth and nonviolence is observed every year as Martyrs’ Day. Today on this occasion the state-level event was held on the premises of Odisha Legislative Assembly. Eminent dignitaries including Hon’ble Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, CM Shri Mohan Charan Majhi, Dy CM Shri KV Singhdeo, Smt Pravati Parida, Speaker Smt Surama Padhy, Minister, Parliamentary Affairs Shri Mukesh Mahaling, Minister, FE&CC Shri Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, Dy Speaker Shri Bhabani Shankar Bhoi, Chief Whip of Ruling Party Shri Saroj Kumar Pradhan, MLAs Shri Souvik Biswal, Shri Purna Chandra Sethy and Shri Laxman Bag offered tribute through garlanding the statue of the Father of the nation.

National anthem was played by police band while artists of Saswati cultural organization performed Gandhij’s favorite bhajan ‘Vaishnab Jana to’. Twice gunshots were given by police to mark the beginning and end of the silent prayer.

Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, I & PR, OLA Secretary Shri Dasarathi Satapathy and Director I&PR Shri Saroj Kumar Samal paid floral tribute to Gandhiji. Among other eminent guests Director, Technical, I&PR Shri Surendranath Parida and Additional Director Santosh Kumar Das were present. The event was anchored by Dy Director I&PR Smt Sucheta Priyadarshini.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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