“A poet must must have a tinge of compassion, sensitivity and humanity while giving a poetic touch to the occurrences around him like Lord Buddha’s sermon”, commented Sri Basudeb Sunani, eminent poet, writer and researcher, attending as a Chief Guest on occasion of the Poetic Conclave, organized at Town Hall this morning, as a mainstay part of Kalahandi Utsav-Ghumura 2026.
Around 200 poets, drawn across the nook and crannies of Kalahandi read out their masterpieces.These poems had been amalgamated into a poetic edition, named “Nishan”, which was released on the occasion.
In presence of Dr Tapan Rath, Chairman, Poetic Meet;Sri Satya Narayan Mundchhina, Vice-chairman;and Sri Dileswar Rana,Convenor, Sri Jayadrath Suna, eminent poet, had offered the welcome tune and guests’ introduction.
Another fascination of this Meet was the unfurling of “Hasyam Saranam Gachhami”, an anthology by Sohanlal Arawal, the eminent satirical Poet.