Rameez Makdoomi
In the quiet soil of Odisha, where the Mahanadi whispers poetry and Jagannath’s flag teaches humility, stands a man whose pen has become a bridge – Dr. Prasana Kumar Dalai.
This moment, captured in gold and black, is not just about a framed certificate. It is about a lifetime of words that crossed oceans. The Union Hispanomundial de Escritores, with its call “Por la literatura y por la paz con justicia social,” did not choose him by chance. They recognized what Odisha has long known – that true literature is service.
Dr. Prasanna ji is not a writer who writes for shelves. He writes for people. For peace. For justice. From Odisha to the Hispanic world, he carries the spirit of Kalinga – that after war, what must win is wisdom.
To be named Doctor Honoris Causa and President of the Claustro in India is an honour, but the greater honour is his own. He has shown that an Odia literary voice can echo in Spain, in Peru, in every corner where literature and love for humanity is spoken.
We salute you, Dr. Prasana Kumar Dalai. Odisha is proud. India is proud. May your pen never rest.
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Sheikh Sameer
