Odia Diaspora Convention focus on Development back home

The Orissa Society of the Americas (OSA) in Chicago has recently conducted one of its biggest convention from 5th -7th July 2013 bringing together about 1300 participants from different parts of North America as well as Odisha. People who have contributed to the development of Odisha in different fields such as culture and development were also invited and honoured. The first day of the convention was devoted to The Odisha Development. It began with a very thoughtful overview of what is going on in the name of development in India and Odisha, presented by Mr. Sam Pitroda, a cabinet rank minster of the Government of India. It was followed by a session on Invest Odisha in which entrepreneurs from Odisha such as Ayaskanta Mohanty, Satyabrat Ratha and Debasish Patnaik among others presented their projects followed by a lively discussion. The second panel was devoted to Higher Education opportunities for