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Naveen Patnaik felicitated para-athletes, Pramod Bhagat and Soundary Kumar for their incredible performance at the recently concluded Asian Para Games

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Bhubaneswar:4/11/23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated para-athletes, Pramod Bhagat and Soundary Kumar for their incredible performance at the recently concluded Asian Para Games and presented them with cash awards. Pramod Bhagat’s performance was recognized with a cash award of Rs 2 Crores while Soundarya Kumar Pradhan received a cheque of Rs. 1.5 Crores for their achievements.

Pramod Bhagat performance was outstanding with three medals in para-badminton, including gold, Soundarya Kumar Pradhan won a gold and silver medal in chess.

Congratulating the athletes Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “I am incredibly proud to felicitate our para-athletes, Pramod Bhagat and Soundarya Kumar, for their outstanding achievements at the Asian Para Games. Their dedication, talent, and perseverance have brought immense glory to our state. Their triumphs are an inspiration to all of us.”

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Chief Minister further assured both para-athletes of Odisha unwavering support in their journey ahead, including Pramod Bhagat’s upcoming campaign at the Olympics in Paris.

Chairman 5T and Nabin Odisha, VK Pandian was present on this occasion and extended their best wishes to the athletes.

Soundarya Kumar Pradhan and Pramod Bhagat expressed their gratitude to Chief Minister Patnaik and thanked Odisha for supporting and encouraging them in their pursuit of excellence.

At the Asian Para Games, the reigning Paralympic and Asian Para Games champion Pramod Bhagat won the gold to defend his title in the para badminton men’s singles SL3 event. He also secured bronze medals in men’s doubles SL3-SL4 and the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 events respectively. Soundarya Kumar Pradhan won the gold Medal in the Team Rapid VI B1 Chess and secured a silver Medal in the Individual Rapid VI B1 Chess event.

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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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