Exciting preparations are underway for hosting the 46th Annual Convention of Odisha Society of United Kingdom (OSUK)… Rahul Laud reports
The Two days long Grand Ceremony of the Odiya community in the U.K. is scheduled to be held at Maidenhead in London on 23rd and 24th of August 2025.The OSUK Convention will provide the occasion and opportunity to Odias and Odisha state lovers settled in U.K. and nearby Countries to interact and have a social cultural dialogue .
More than thousand members and well wishers of the OSUK alongwith their family and friends are expected to take part in this year’s Summit.
The massive celebration at Maidenhead will witness the magnificent display of Odisha’s rich art, vibrant culture, lofty tradition, glorious history, amazing heritage, prolific literature, melodious music, scintillating dance, awesome attire and alluring cuisine.
The main motto of the Convention is to connect with the roots in Orissa and imbibe the pride, inspiration and motivation from golden legacies, say the Organisers of OSUK .
The whole exercise aims at building up fluidity and contentment in multicultural lives, hopes and aspirations of OSUK community, they add .
The Two days long Cultural Fiesta will showcase the presentations of creative genius and artistic excellence by the leading lights of Ollywood and the U.K.
The Highlights of the Spectacular Cultural Extravaganza would be the power packed performances by Star actor Kuna Tripathy, Ollywood Hero Debasis Patra, versatile actress Sheetal Patra and Comedy King Papu Pom Pom.
The other notable attractions of the Super Sonic Show would be Odissi Dance by Tanaya Patnaik,Tulika Tripathy and Prem Sahoo, Music by Ipseeta Panda and Kuldeep-Saswati Pattnaik duo & troupe.
The Festival will also feature painting and sports competitions, interactive workshops and fashion parade.
The OSUK’s President Biswajit Pradhan and Secretary Sukanta Sahu exude confidence that the ensuing Convention will provide a perfect platform to everybody connected with OSUK to embody the outstanding accomplishments, milestone memories and future visions of the community.
Former OSUK Secretary Siba Biswal and his company Essar Events with the OSUK Core team have been actively involved in organising the Mega Event. Volunteers actively include Dr Rajinder Singh (Journal Secretary) of OSUK, Organising Secretaries Ashok Chandra Panigrahi, Neera Tiwari, Cultural Secretaries Anushree Pattnaik, Akshita Brahma, Treasurer Kishore Das, Organising Committee members Umakant Rout, Srikant Padhi, Sushmita Rajhansa, Ambika Padhy, Youth Members Aayush Jena Das, Vishal Mayo, Ashriya Fernando , and Priyesh Fernando.
EVOS and POTLI would be the Title Sponsors of 46th OSUK Convention. Other sponsors will include World Odisha Society, SBI UK, RR Events, Essar Systems, PNB, Aspora and Amadeus.
