Bhubaneswar, Feb 6: A Class IX student from Odisha was conferred with Sri Sathya Sai Bharat Sanskriti Samman for showing exceptional expertise and passion in the field of Veda at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
Krishnakant Sarangi, son of Girija Prasad and Meenakshi Sarangi, is a resident of Kasarda in Cuttack district and a student of Tirupati Kendriya Vidyalaya. The award was given by the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed to be University) in Bangalore.
Krishnakanta's expertise in reciting the Vedas was highly praised by the university selection committee.
He has studied Shukla Yajurveda Kanva Samhita.