BHUBANESWAR 30-May-2020
Odisha sports fraternity honoured Covid-19 warriors by reciting the state song, ‘Bande Utkala Janani’ at various places in the state at 5.30 pm today. This was in response to the appeal made by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to acknowledge the sacrifices of the Covid-19 warriors.
`Bande Utkala Janani’ is an Odia patriotic poem written by Kantakabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra. When Odisha became a state on 1 April 1936, this poem was made the state song of Odisha.
The biggest congregation was witnessed at iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, where eminent sportspersons of state and renowned artists from the Odia film industry passionately sang the anthem.
