Bhubaneswar, Nov 10: Odisha is all set to host 5th EMRS National Cultural and Literary Festival & Kala Utsav- ‘UDBHAV’ from 12th to 15th of November.
This unique festival is being organised by SC and ST Development Department Govt of Odisha and is funded by National Educational Society for Tribal Students (NESTS).
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Durgadas Uikey and Odisha Minister of STSC Development Nityananda Gond will grace the opening ceremony of the event.
More than 1300 students and 250 teachers from Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) of 22 states are going to participate in this cultural extravaganza. The event will be organised in Sikhya O Anusandhan University of Bhubaneswar. This year’s event is observed as a tribute to 150th Birth Anniversary of Birsa Munda, the pride of the nation.
Best efforts have been put in place to give participating students vivid and unique experiences. Students will be competing with each other in 47 events such as storytelling, music, dance, singing, debate, elocution etc. Innovative and creative workshops are also planned in which students can learn new skills and sharpen their existing ones. Winners of these events will be awarded and each student will get a participation certificate for this purpose. Every day two hours will be dedicated in the evening for cultural events, whereby renowned artiste of the State will perform various art forms exclusively for the students.
Previous editions of this EMRS National Cutural & Literary festival and Kala Utsav was organised in Deheradoon (2023), Bengaluru (2022), Udaipur (2019), Jamshedpur (2018).
