Sripradeep’s Short Story Collection 'Samparka Madhuparka' Released by OBBA
Balasore, Sept 20 (Krushna Kumar Mohanty): Under the aegis of the Odisha Bhasha Bikash Andolan (OBBA), senior short story writer Pradeep Chatterjee (popularly known as Sripradeep) unveiled his latest short story collection 'Samparka Madhuparka'.
The event was presided over by Dr. Choudhury Satyabrata Nanda, with young Odia writer Sanjay Kumar Panda, academic Dr. Deepika Senapati, and FM University research scholar Babulu Padhan participating as reviewers. They observed that the stories in the volume highlight Odia culture, tradition, and philosophy, while also engaging with themes of socialism, universal brotherhood, and friendship.
Speaking at the event, Sripradeep expressed his authorial reflections. Dr. Lakshmikant Tripathy, General Secretary of OBBA, delivered the introductory address, while Joint Secretary Shantilata Panda welcomed the guests and Joint Secretary Jumarnath Patra offered the vote of thanks.
Among others present were Niranjan Raut, Nibaran Jena, Tapan Roy, Deepak Bose, Dr. Shirish Chandra Jena, Dr. Radharajan Pattnayak, Dr. Ramakant Nayak, Hemendra Mahapatra, Sarat Kumar Mahapatra, Bijay Kumar Mohanty, Ranjan Baug, Karunakar Saw, Urmila Nayak, Jyotsna Roy, Kabita Jena, Kalyani Nanda, Prafulla Kumar Das, Rajendranath Rout, Dr. Laxman Bishwal, Dr. Sukanta Giri, Rajesh Giri, Bidyadhar Sahu, Benudhar Sahu, Dr. Samarballabh Bhoi, Pushpalata Chakraborty, Shakti Bishi, Dillip Chakraborty, Trupti Rani Patra, Krushna Pradhan, Pitambar Das, Gourishankar Sahani, Mamina Mahapatra, Debashis Singh, Lakshmikant Behera, Mamata Das, among several writers and intellectuals.
