{"id":54565,"date":"2025-11-20T18:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/?p=54565"},"modified":"2025-11-20T18:11:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:11:50","slug":"weeklong-36th-pecuc-sisumela-culminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2025\/11\/20\/weeklong-36th-pecuc-sisumela-culminated\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeklong 36th PECUC Sisumela Culminated\u2026."},"content":{"rendered":"

Many Talented Children and Eminent Personalities Awarded<\/p>\n

Bhubaneswar, 20\/11\/2025 ( Odisha Samachar\/Rajat Mohapatra)-Eminent speakers at the concluding session of the 36th PECUC Sisumela underscored that the foundation of a healthy and progressive society lies in the overall well-being of its children. They stressed that families and schools must work collaboratively to nurture young minds, foster positive attitudes, and instill strong moral values essential for their holistic development. The 36th year of the children\u2019s festival, \u2018PECUC Sisumela\u2019, concluded amidst vibrant colours, creativity, and celebration. The event not only showcased the spirit and talents of children but also added another remarkable milestone to the legacy of PECUC Sisumela leaving behind lasting smiles, inspiration, and cherished memories in the hearts of all who attended.<\/p>\n

\"\"Addressing the closing ceremony, chief guest Dr. Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Hon\u2019ble Member, National Human Right Commission, India stressed that safeguarding children\u2019s rights is essential for building a just and humane society. He emphasized that collective action by families, schools, communities, and institutions is vital to ensure that every child grows up in a safe, nurturing, and empowering environment. Mr. Soumya Ranjan Pattnaik, Eastern Media Pvt. Ltd., encouraged children to always value their parents\u2019 guidance and to take pride in their motherland and mother tongue. Among others Smt. Usha Padhi, IAS, Principal Secretary, Urban Development & Urban Housing Department & Commerce and Transport Department, Govt. of Odisha, Smt. Babita Patra, Chairperson, Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Sri Indramani Tripathy, IAS, Labour Commissioner, Labour & ESI Deptt., Odisha, Anuradha Biswal, Olympian\u00a0\u00a0 inspired the children, urging them to pursue their dreams with determination and to nurture their innate talents. They also reminded the young participants that consistent effort and self-belief is key to unlock their true potential. This programme was presided over by President, PECUC Sisumela Committee and Renowned Journalist Mr. ProdoshKumar Pattnaik and Mr. Ranjan Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, PECUC gave the introductory note. Dr. Minakshi Panda, chairman PECUC also spoke on the occasion. Vote of Thanks was given by Anuradha Mohanty, Executive Director, PECUC.<\/p>\n

On this occasion children and adults personalities were honoured with many prestigious annual awards for outstanding performance in different fields. Child Artist Adwika Dash received \u201cDr. Sarat Chandra Pujari Memorial Award 2025\u201d for acting, Purbi Pratyasha Mahaling\u00a0 received \u201cPrafulla Chandra Das Memorial Sisu Prativa Award 2025\u201d for all round achievement, \u201cBaji Rout Memorial Award 2025\u201d to Satyaprakash Sethi for bravery and courageous activity, \u201cPrananath Pattnaik Memorial Award 2025\u201d to Pratikhya Swain for social work,\u201d Adaramani Baral Memorial Award 2025\u201d to Dibyani Rout for girl leadership, \u201cSushama Mohapatra Memorial Award 2025\u201d to Bijayalaxmi Behera for outstanding achievement in the field of sports, Vaishnabi Pati was chosen for \u201cBaby of the Year award 2025\u201d. Senior Journalist Sj. Bhabani Tripathy was honoured with \u201cSwarup Jena Memorial Award 2025\u201d for outstanding contribution in the field of journalism, where as \u201cAbani Baral Memorial Award 2025\u201d to Sj. B. Istadata Mahapatra for his contribution in the field of teaching, \u201cSisusathi Award 2025\u201d to\u00a0 Nagendranath Pattnaik for outstanding contribution for children literature, \u201cPrafulla Chandra Dash Memorial Sisu Adhikar Surakshya Award 2025\u201d to Sj. Ajit Kumar Mohaptra for his work in the field of protection of Child Rights. Winner of the Modern Dance Competition received their prize.<\/p>\n

\"\"Child artists of cultural groups of Amrita Vidyalayam, Dasavatara Natyasala, Tapasya Devotion for Dance, Kutti kids, Kirti Behera & group, Lakshya Dance Academy, Nrutyanshhee, Dibyajyoti, Capital High School,\u00a0 Soumya & group performed colourful cultural programme\u00a0 Ratna Dash, Jyoti Sankar Mohanty, Puja Panda, Upama Mohanty, Sumitra Mohanty, Anwesha Behura etc. of PECUC conducted the programme. The programme was anchored by Arushi Adwika and Harshali Dora.. In this week long children festival was supported by Odia Literature, Language and Culture Department, Labour and ESI Deptt.,\u00a0\u00a0 Govt of Odisha and AEIN.\u00a0\u00a0 Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar Unique, Inner wheel club of Bhubaneswar, Herbage Herbals, IMFA, Canara Bank, Priyadarshini Saree House, Devine Spa near Pokhariput, Saptagiri Medicine Store,\u00a0 and many other organizations and persons also supported this initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many Talented Children and Eminent Personalities Awarded Bhubaneswar, 20\/11\/2025 ( Odisha Samachar\/Rajat Mohapatra)-Eminent speakers at the concluding session of the 36th PECUC Sisumela underscored that the foundation of a healthy and progressive society lies in the overall well-being of its children. They stressed that families and schools must work collaboratively to nurture young minds, foster …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54565"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54568,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54565\/revisions\/54568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}