Activities

Literary Activities

Began writing from Class VI, 1952, encouraged by Shri Ramakrushna Nanda. A columnist at various times in the Samaj, the Samaya, the Dharitri, the Pragatibadi, Prajatantra saptahikee, the monthly ‘Sansar, the monthly ‘Prajatantra Pratibha’. Hundreds of articles and stories in other journals. Oriya & English talks on Akashvani, Doordarshan, OTV etc., four stories dramatized on ETV (Oriya).

Other Activities

As State executive in many social and literary institutions, participated in many seminars and workshops, as main speaker and/or Chief Guest in and outside the state [e.g, the National Seminar on Mahakavi Sarala Das and the Fifteenth Century Indian Panorama, February 18-20-1995, in Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan], and in International Seminars [e.g., on e-Management at Bhubaneswar March, 2001]. And often in Multi-Discipline Centre on Safety, Health and Environment’s workshops and seminars. Eagerly sought as Guest in seminars and workshops.