For the first time, Tata Steel is organising a six-day Tata Steel Odisha Utsav 2016 here from January 5 to celebrate and promote the uniqueness of the Odia culture, art, literature and sports.
The event offers a series of consecutive events comprising Art-in-Industry Camp, Literary Meet & Half Marathon.
The Art-In-Industry camp slated from January 5-7, at Lalit Kala Academy will have renowned artists such as Jatin Das and Vinod Sharma participating and painting and sketching along with other participants, a Tata Steel release said.
Around 14 artists from Odisha will showcase their talent during this three-day camp. Workshop for students and interactive sessions with these artistes will be the key highlights of this camp, it said.
School students selected through Tata Steel Inter-School Art Competition are also invited to attend this camp as a token of appreciation and give them a platform to learn the mastery of brushstrokes from professional artists.
The Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Literary Meet, will be organised at the Lalit Kala Academy from January 9 and 10. The Literary Meet will bring together luminaries from the literary world, thinkers and opinion makers like Jairam Ramesh, Devidutt Patnaik, Prof Sugato Bose, Rajdeep Sardesai, and many others, it said.
This event will serve as a platform for a book launch, book reading sessions, discussions, debates and interactive workshops.
On January 10, the Steel conglomerate is organising the Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Half Marathon - 2016. Organized in association with the Sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha, this will be an annual event.
Apart from the 21.1 kms Half Marathon, there will also be a 10 Km run for education institutions and corporate houses and a 5 Km run for school students. Awards worth Rs 9,14,000 will be given to winners in three different categories with the highest prize money of Rs 1,00,000 going to each of the winners (men and women category) of the 21.1kms run.
Manikant Naik, Chief Resident Executive, Bhubaneswar said, "Tata Steel's association with these two events is in alignment with its corporate philosophy of encouraging and supporting citizens through initiatives which aim to foster and encourage intellectual and cultural pursuits in society.
In sync with their continued association with the state of Odisha, Tata Steel, has contributed immensely in the field of education, health, livelihood, skill development, rural infrastructure, culture and sports ... And Tata Steel Odisha Utsav 2016 is another step in this direction."
Kulvin Suri, Chief, Corporate Communication, India & SEA, Tata Steel said, "Odisha is blessed with rich cultural heritage for which its people take pride and have preserved over the years. Our effort is to continue this legacy in the state of Odisha".
