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Eminent Alumni Share Their Experience At Centenary Celebration Of East Hostel of Ravenshaw University In Cuttack

Cuttack: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Friday appreciated the contribution of the East Hostel of Ravenshaw University by leading the state in literature, leadership, research and academics.

The Governor, in his virtual message on the occasion of centenary celebration of the hostel, praised the efforts of East Hostel Alumni Association (EAA) to take the pride of institution to nook and corner of the world.

Former chief justice of India Dipak Misra, himself an alumni of the Ravenshaw University, spoke on the legacy of East Hostel and how the institute has contributed towards Odisha’s pride and progress.

OPSC chairman Dr Satyajit Mohanty described how as a millennium city Cuttack is different and how Ravenshaw and East Hostel have grown to have a “soul” of their own to transform the students to responsible and extraordinary citizens.

Vice-Chancellor of Ravenshaw University Prof Sanjay Kumar Nayak wished that he wanted to stay at least one day in East Hostel to know its aura. The VC, a former Ravenshaw alumni, also spoke about the dream to transform East Hostel to “modern centres for skilling” so that students can be groomed to excel in the academia-industry interface.

Eminent physicist and leading scientist Prof Jogesh Chandra Pati, EAA president Dr Sahadeva Sahoo and warden of the East Hostel Dr Gurudev Meher also spoke.

The day-long event was organised at the Seven Pillars of Wisdom Auditorium and the amphitheatre near the Physics Department. While hundreds of former and current boarders participated in the event, three magazines, Jagaran, Sabuja-2.O and a Souvenir were released. An art exhibition was also organised on the occasion.

OB Bureau

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