Nabarangpur: June 3: Under the initiative of music director Anand Das, the first-ever Digital Creator Conference in the history of the district was successfully held at the local Utkal College premises. On this occasion, hundreds of YouTubers, content creators, and bloggers from every corner of the district participated.
The event was attended by Odisha Sangeet Akademi member Debadas Mahakud, telefilm director Manoj Kumar Pattnaik, music guru Dr. Balaji Ray, artist and administrator Himanshu Pattnaik, journalist and speaker Suresh Naidu, music director Ashok Kumar Mohanty, Yugala Tripathy, storyteller and writer Durga Padhy, actor and director Manas Panda, and singer Seema Panigrahi, among others.
The program began with the ceremonial worship of Lord Ganesha’s feet by the guests, followed by the formal inauguration of the event. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Mahakud emphasized that local language should be given priority by the artists of Nabarangpur district. Telefilm director Manoj Kumar Pattnaik said that the day an artist begins to believe “I know everything,” from that very moment their decline begins.
Other guests present also encouraged the participating artists through their valuable remarks. Among others present were senior artist Suresh Mishra, singer and music director Falguni Patra, singer Babu Patra, flute player Murali Pattnaik, singer Kasturi Rath, music director Tiki Suna, singer Surya Benya, along with Yamuna Turku, Jagesh Jagat, Krishna Das, Biswanath Bisoyi, Tapas Tripathy, Udit Bhanu Bisoyi, Anil Bisoyi, and several others.
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