Indian Ambassador Dr. Deepak Mittal with the organisers of Utkalika Qatar at the ICC Ashoka Hall, Doha.
Doha: Utkalika Qatar celebrated Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and Odisha foundation day recently at ICC Ashoka Hall.
Indian Ambassador H E Dr. Deepak Mittal opened the cultural evening. Odisha celebrates the foundation day every year on April 1 and this year the community members celebrated both Odisha foundation day and Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav with much pump and ceremony.
The President of Utkalika, Dr. Basanta Kumar Kabi, welcomed the audience and stressed on his address that the community members must stay rooted to culture and diversity of the motherland.
The Ambassador felicitated children with trophies and certificates for Quiz and debate competition held during 2020 and 2021.
The event was also graced by Kuljeet Singh Arora, second secretary, information, Culture and Education, Vinod V Nair, President ICBF and Subramanya Hebbagelu, Vice-President of ICC.
The evening witnessed arrays of cultural programmes with a message of cultural diversity and inclusiveness of India. It ended with words of encouragement and vote of thanks from the General-Secretary Abinash Acharya, Vice-President Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, Joint Secretary Bibhu Acharya, Cultural secretary Ipsita Satpathy and joint Cultural Secretary Omprakash Parida.
