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Teachers' Day Felicitation at Gramyadevi Primary School, Khallikote

Name: Teachers' Day Felicitation at Gramyadevi Primary School, Khallikote
Start: 2025-09-05
Location: Gramyadevi Primary School

Artist Basanta Kumari Samanta being felicitated at Gramyadevi Primary School in Khallikote on Teachers' Day - Image 1

Artist Basanta Kumari Samanta being felicitated at Gramyadevi Primary School in Khallikote on Teachers' Day - Image 2

On the occasion of Teachers' Day, commemorated on the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, artist and veteran art educator Basanta Kumari Samanta was invited and felicitated at Gramyadevi Primary School in Khallikote. The ceremony honored her long-standing dedication to education and her distinguished contributions as a pioneering fine artist in Odisha.

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