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Arunachal literary body honours pioneer scribe Pradeep Kumar Behera

Itanagar, Oct 10 (UNI) The Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS), led by its president Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi, honoured its founder member and the state’s pioneering journalist Pradeep Kumar Behera in a function held at the Arunachal Press Club here on Thursday.
Behera, who devoted half of his life to journalism in the state, is set to depart for his native state of Odisha, soon.
Established in 2006 by a group of literature enthusiasts, the APLS, with Thongchi, Mamang Dai, and Behera as president, general secretary, and publicity secretary respectively, has fostered a culture of literary activities under the motto "Start Writing, Keep Writing".
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