Dr. Monica Das's Presentation at Dallas, USA

Her talk on the making of the film 'Anvesan' at Dallas, USA in the year 2004.

35th OSA Convention held in Dallas, July 2-4, 2004

The touching story of late Fakir Mohan Senapati as a documentary was presented by Mrs. Monica Das. Orissa Society of Americas under the leadership of the then OSA President Dr. S.K.Dash, Dr. Nitin Joshi and local leader Rabindra Das has spent years of time and money to establish Fakir Mohan Senapati University in Balasore.

A special screening session was conducted for a critically acclaimed film on Fakir Mohan Senapati. Director-producer Ms Monica Das, Professor of Economics in Delhi University who also happens to be the great grand daughter of Fakir Mohan Senapati, presented this Door Darshan Award winning documentary film. Born in Balasore, Vyasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843-1918) has considerable repute as poet, scholar, and social reformer and is regarded as the father of original Oriya fiction.