Bhubaneswar to have Meher Bhawan

B h u b a n e s w a r : A magnifi c ent bhawan (building) will be built here in memory of the f a m e d O d i a p o e t Gangadhar Meher in Bhubaneswar. In addition to that, the poet’s death centenary
which falls in March 2024 will be observed in an appropriate manner. Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik assured this to a delegation of Nikhil Odisha Meher (Bhulia) Samaj who met him today
at Naveen Nivas. The Chief Minister said that a committee will be constituted under the chairmanship of the ChiefSecretary for the purpose. Swabhab Kavi Gangadhar Meher is the pride and glory of the Odia race. He has enriched Odia language and literature through his timeless literary creations. A delegation of the Nikhil Odisha Meher (Bhulia) Samaj today met the Chief
Minister to discuss about observing the great poet’s death centenary. It is pertinent to mention here
that the poet had organized a ‘Mahasabha’ of the Meher Samaj at Barpalli in 1924 which later became Nikhil Odisha Meher (Bhulia) Samaj. The State government has taken various steps to
preserve the memory of poet .

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