PM Modi touches feet of Padma Shri awardee Purnamasi J in Odisha

Saturday, 11 May 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday touched feet to seek blessings of Padma Shri awardee tribal poet Purnamasi J during a public gathering in Kandhamal, Odisha. The 80-year-old poet, renowned for composing over 50,000 devotional songs in Kui, Odia, and Sanskrit, was honored with the Padma Shri in 2021, a prestigious civilian award in India.

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