Above are two pictures of the meeting: The display of the hand painting of the much awaited Jagannath temple! The painting tool the artists 15 days to create.
Utkal Samaj Meeting: 18-Oct-2009
Venue: Dhanori,
Mr M. Mahapatra's house
Attended by:
1. Mr Triluchan Biswal
2. Mr L K Sahoo
3. Mr K C Das
4. Mr A K Mohanty
5. Mr TK Pradhan
6 Mr S R Sunkara
7. Mr B Sahoo
8. Mr C Barik
9 Mr A C Sahoo
10. Mr A K Bal
11. Dr L K Tripathy
12 Mr BK Gouda
13 Mr A K Samal
14 Mr B Biswal
15 Mr P K Dash
16 Mr A Sahu
17 Mr D Das
18 Mr B K Jena
19. Mr K Rath
Events:
1. Participants introduced themselves
2. Dr LK Tripathy gave a presentation of last week's meeting.
3. Updates on Utkal Samaj activities- Temple progress: By A K Bal.
A K Bal said that the purpose of having meetings at various places was to gather more members for Utkal Samaj and to create division/branches of Utkal Samaj which would help the growth of the larger cause of Odiya's in Pune. He thanked the participation of the Air Force community in the various functions held in the past, including the Sri Jagannath Temple pujas. He highlighted that earth escavation work in the Temple land is done free of cost as was with the Architects. He urged Odiyas to come forward and help in increasing the membership for Utkal Samaj as well as contribute to the construction of the temple. He requested the audience to share their views on the Rs 500 per month Scheme . Dr LK Tripathy opened the floor for discussion.
Mr C Barik asked if the amount of Rs 500 was fixed, as his concern was that there maybe people who may not be able to afford that much money and may not contribute. Mr AK Bal and Mr PK Dash stressed that the Amount is immaterial, however, what is important is the "Recurring" deposit.
Mr BK Gauda supported the scheme saying that the scheme is good however the amount should depend on the person's monetary capacity.
Temple Progress: Mr AK Bal narrated the incidents behind the decision of constructing the temples in stone - as per the wishes of the main donators. Mr Bal also shared that during his visit to Puri, he met a group that would help in the stone work. They have already sent in the temple drawing which was displayed to the audience.
Mr PK Dash urged the audience that this temple is for all Odiyas and not any personal property and asked the audience on how each can contribute. Mr A Sahu asked for a clarification on the money that would be collected for the Utkal Samaj memebership and asked if this money woud be used for the temple. Mr Bal and Dr Tripathy replied that the membership fees would be put in Fixed Deposit and the interest earned would be used for holding Utkal Samaj functions.
Mr AK Bal and Mr AK Dash proposed that Dhanori and surrounding areas should have a local Utkal Samaj whose representative would help facilitate the growth of Utkal Samaj. This was accepted by all the members present. It was decided that Mr Ajaya Kumar Samal and Mr Murlidhar Mahapatra would lead the Lohegaon sector - This sector would include areas of Dhanori, Lohegaon, Vishrantwadi, Tingre Nagar, Sant Nagar and Gurudwar Nagar.
Dr LK Tripathy handed over 17 membership forms to Mr Samal.
The form for the Sri Jagannath Trust was submitted on Oct-14th. It will take about a month of the formalities to get completed.
The following people have in principle agreed to become member of Utkal Samaj, Pune for the Lohegaon sector:
1. Mr K C Das
2. Mr B Biswal
3. Mr T Biswal
4. Mr BK Gaud
5. Mr S Sunkara
6. Mr A Sahu
7. Mr BK Jena
8. Mr DN Das
9. MrMurlidhar Mahapatra
10. Mr B P Sahoo
11. Mr S Sahu
12. Mr D Routary.
The venue of the next meeting will be in Vinman Nagar in Mr L K Sahoo's house. For exact venue please email utkalsamajpune@gmail.com The details are not published on the internet for privacy issues.
