Around 300 students from the KIIT School of Language & Literature(KSLL) from both the sister institutions – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) – participated with great enthusiasm at the day-long session of First World Odia Language Conference on 5th February, 2024. Along with listening to renowned international scholars and observing the deliberations of “Odisha@2036: A Space for Tomorrow” by leading business leaders, students were enthralled with the vibrant display of different facets of Odishan culture through an elaborate exhibition. Students were also excited to hear internationally acclaimed Odia fashion designer Bibhu Mohapatra. All of them witnessed the closing ceremony of this great conference which was graced by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha.