Cuttack: The Orissa High Court released the Judicial Calendar of Odisha for 2024 featuring paintings of school children in Justice Gati Krushna Mishra Auditorium of the Odisha Judicial Academy on Sunday.
The paintings that have featured the calendar were selected in painting competitions held among the students of Classes VII to X across the state on the theme “Global Warming” by the district courts under aegis of the High Court on November 12.
As many as 1,782 children participated in the competitions and 3 paintings were selected from each district. Total 90 paintings, adjudged 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the districts, were brought to Cuttack and out of those, 12 paintings were selected by the Committee of Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, Justice Savitri Ratho and Justice Gourishankar Satapathy.
The selected paintings were of Shriyans Panda of Cuttack, Sibasish Das of Kendrapada, Subha Ommkar Rath of
Kalahandi, Samapika Nayak of Jajpur, Rudra Prasad Patra of Jagatsinghpur, Priyadarshini Muduli of Mayurbhanj, Basudev Gamango of Gajapati, Shovit Kushal of Sonepur, Satyajit Sahoo of Cuttack, Ashirbad Das of Angul, Yogeswar Deep of Nuapada and S Satyam Achary of Koraput. Those paintings have found place in the Judicial Calendar that has been released for third consecutive year.
Acting Chief Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi released the calendar at a function in the presence of Judges of the High Court. Eminent academician and writer Pratibha Ray, vocalist Shyamamani Devi and acclaimed sculptor Rabi Rath were the special guests. Former Judges of the High Court, Advocate General of Odisha, office-bearers of High Court Bar Association and government officials were also present.
The 12 children artists were felicitated by the Acting Chief Justice, Judges and guests with certificates of appreciation, medals and prizes. Their paintings were displayed before the audience in large screens.
Delivering the welcome address, Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo, Chairman of the Judicial Calendar Committee of the High Court highlighted the importance of literature, music and art in human life. He also stressed on the need for protection of nature and wildlife for human existence.
Rabi Rath, who was a part of the selection process, said art is the expression of an artist’s thought and cannot be judged. He applauded the children’s work saying they have done their best in expressing their artistic skill through colours by space management on paper.
Shyamamani Devi congratulated the High Court for taking up the work of identifying young talents from across the
state and showcasing them. Pratibha Ray appreciated the art of each of the children and urged them to pursue art.
