Bhubaneswar, Dec 18: Ahead of the approaching Christmas, a cake mixing ceremony was organised at the School of Hotel Management (SHM), faculty of hospitality and tourism management of SOA Deemed to be University, recently.
Such a joyous program will create a positive atmosphere in the campus, Ms. Upasana Nayak, Distinguished member of SOA’s Board of Directors, who attended the ceremony as chief guest, said.
Ethen Sailesh Pradhan, Makeup artiste from Sikkim who attended the program, shed light on the main objective of the cake mixing ritual. He said that the practice in Europe dated back to the 17th century and coincided with the harvest of fruits and nuts which made it easier for baking of cakes.
Lots of dry fruits, eggs and flour are used in making of Christmas cake and students of SHM have been maintaining the tradition.
Prof. Anup Kumar Samantaray, Pro-Vice Chancellor of SOA, Lipan Patra, Food and Beverage Manager of The Crown IHCL Seleqtion Hotel, Rajendra Kumar Nayak, Principal of Ambedkar College, Prof. Swarnalata Mishra, professor of Krishna Institute of Management, Smrutirekha Sahu, Assistant Professor at Rajdhani College, Prof. Trilochan Rath, former Principal of Patia College and Prof. Susanta Ranjan Chaini, Dean of SHM, were present.
