Meet Renowned First Lady Artist of Odisha — Galaxy News (Jammu)

Basanta Kumari Samanta's story travelled well beyond Odisha when Galaxy News, a daily English newspaper published from Jammu, carried her feature interview on 10 June 2025. The piece introduces her to readers in Jammu and Kashmir as the first woman to join Khallikote's Government College of Arts and Crafts and the state's first woman to hold a Diploma in Fine Art Oil Painting, while detailing the many titles and awards she has earned across a lifetime devoted to painting, poetry and teaching.