Sura Rath, a graduate of Ravenshaw College (1970) and Utkal University (Vani Vihar 1972)
has moved from LSU-S hreveport to Ellensburg as Professor of English and Director of the
William O. Douglas Honors College at Central Washington University.
Congratulations.
Congratulations: 
Congratulations to Subir (Sahu) and Sarah (Thomas) for tying the
knot on August 30, 2003. The marriage was held in traditional Oriya style
with the celebration lasting for three days (mangana, bibAha and
bohu-parasA), and with the Oriya style publication of
ShubhabibAhara
upahAra patra. Congratulations to the proud parents Saura and Jharana
Sahu of Silver Spring Maryland. Sarah was in all praise for the
Oriya community and she enjoyed the opportunity to serve food
to all the community members in traditional Oriya style.
Announcements
New chapter presidents:
Congratulations to the new chapter presidents who
were
were elected presidents recently.
1. New Jersey - Nageswar Prusty
2. Chicago - Ipsita Satapathy
3. Ozark - Jeetu Nanda
Dr Prasanna K. Pati's Book:
The book, 'Adventures and Misadventures of Dr. Sonjee: A Collection of Short
Stories' by Dr. Prasanna K. Pati, is available from the Snehalata Press, 1353 Heather Lane, SE, Salem, OR 97302. Please enclose a check for $18.45 ($14.95 plus $3.50 S & H ). A sum of $5.00 for each book sale
will be donated to the Girls' School: Rama Devi Vidya Mandir, at Niharkunta, near Bhubaneswar.
Obituaries
Dr Kalyani Mishra, Michigan
By Mrs Anjali Misra of Flint, Michigan and Mr Manoj Panda
Dr. Kalyani Misra was born on August 2, 1946 in Arha, India. She was the
child of BrajaBihari Mishra and Annapurna Mishra. As a child, she excelled at
many different things. In addition to being a top academic, she was an excellent
marksman, an avid tree climber, a bit of a tomboy and a true friend to those who
knew her. The second oldest of eight children, Kalyani was given the nickname
of ‘Lily’ by a coworker of her father and it is by this name that many people grew to know and love her. She attended Lady Harding Medical College in New Delhi,
India and graduated in 1969. She married Dr. Sudarsan Misra in 1970 and then
came to the United States where she completed residency training in pediatrics at
Hurley Hospital in 1973.
Rather than immediately going into private practice, she chose to focus on raising
her two sons and achieving a Masters in Public Health degree from the University
of Michigan in 1981. Public health and women’s issues were two areas of great interest to Dr. Misra and her life’s work was dedicated to advancing these causes. She served as the Medical Director for Lapeer County for over 25 years, helping
to run the public health clinics in the area. She was the President-Elect for Genesee
County Medical Society for 2003 and a key leader in the Michigan State Medical
Society, serving as the Chairperson for the Women’s Caucus, the Committee on Concerns
of Women Physicians and the Governing Council of the MSMS section of
International Medical Graduates.
In addition to her medical work, Dr. Misra was also
a Charter Member of the Lapeer Chapter of Zonta, an internationally known organization
dedicated to advancing the rights of women around the world. She spearheaded
numerous efforts worldwide to improve health care for women, including projects
to create fresh water wells in Sri Lanka, provide maternal immunizations in Nepal
stop female genital mutilation in Burkina Faso. She organized the Orissa
Project – a program to raise funds for her home state after it was decimated by a
cyclone in 1999 – which rebuilt health care facilities and schools in India.
In addition to her career, her personal life was full of creativity and a love of world
culture. Trained as a traditional Odissi dancer, she performed numerous times
over the last 30 years at various functions and helped to found and lead the
Nrityanjali of Flint, an organization designed to promote and teach Indian classical
dancing. Her activism extended into the lives of her children, serving on the Board
of Directors for Warwick Pointe Academy and taking the time to serve as a soccer
coach for her sons’ childhood teams.
She was an avid traveler, having visited almost every continent on the planet, and
loved to bring back stories and presents from the places she had seen.
Prof.
Manindra Mahapatra, Indiana State University
By
Sangram Mahapatra (compiled from many sources)
Dr. Manindra Mohapatra, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Indiana State
University in Terre Haute, passed away this evening after a long fight with terminal cancer.
He was 68.
Professor Mohapatra had a long and illustrious career. While a student at Stewart College,
Cuttack, he joined the Indian Air Force, and later earned both his undergraduate and graduate
degrees in Political Science from Panjab University as an evening student. Later he joined
the Orissa Education Service and served as a lecturer at BJB Evening College in Bhubaneswar
and MPC College in Baripada, and co-authored the first college level textbook in Political
Science in Orissa, Rudiments of Political Science.
In 1966 he came to the United States and completed his Master of Public Administration
from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. He taught
at Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, Virginia, and Kentucky State University where he
served as the Dean of the School of Public Affairs. Later, he moved to Indiana State
University, where his wife Urmila and he set up the Urmila Foundation for Indian Studies
which provides funding for Indian scholars to visit the Indiana campus. In addition, the
Foundation has offered hundreds of thousands of rupees to both Utkal and Sambalpur
Universities to hold special seminars and research projects.
Mahapatra has supervised dozens of master's and doctoral candidates' research
theses and dissertations, presented scholarly papers at professional meetings
throughout the world, and authored three books. His latest book was on the Indian
immigrants' response to the September 11 terrorism in America.
He comes from a distinguished family in Bhadrak. His father late Baishnab
Mohapatra was headmaster at Narayan Chandra High School, Bhadrak, and Rajabagicha
High School, Cuttack Town. His brother late Dr. Basanta Kumar Mahapatra was a
distinguished Oriya playwright. His other brother, Mohapatra Jatindra Kumar, is
a noted Oriya novelist. Dr. Mohapatra is survived by his wife Urmila, daughter
Simani, and son Sangram.
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