An Indian Santali Film Festival and Training Camp has been inaugurated at the University on 14th Ocober, 2022. Vice Chancellor Prof. Kishor Kumar Besa inaugurated the programme jointly organized by the University and Santali Art & Film Development Foundation and expressed that such a program is a new step in the history of the University. Rajya Sabha Member and former Minister of Odisha Sarojini Hembram attended as the Chief Guest. Kandan Majhi, Chairman of Purnachandra Government Industrial Training Institute, Baripada, Social activist Digi Murmu, Odisha's first woman tribal music director Hinsi Murmu, Social activist Anant Alok Baske were the guests of honor. They expressed their views on the current state and direction of Santali cinema and lauded the event as an innovative effort to save Santali language, literature, culture and art. At the beginning of the three-day programme, the dignitaries garlanded an oil painting of Pandit Raghunath Murmu, creator of Santali Alchiki script. In this training programme, various film makers and artists imparted training on various aspects of film making. The even was coordinated Asst. Professor of Santali deparrtment Dr. Jatindra Nath Beshra and cine-artist and director Mr. Deepak Kumar Beshra.
