Initiatives

Its been 4 years OSCAN has been celebrating the festival of Kartika Purnima with all its OSCAN family members. Even this year, amidst the restrictions imposed due to Corona virus, OSCAN had its unique way to cherish the festival.The team had made a boita (boat) which was passed to every odia family residing in Netherlands.

This was the second event organised by OSCAN on (xth Month) 2018 at Diamond Party Centrum,Amstelveen.Odias in Netherlands showered their love and interest towards the event and this time , we had received a registration of about 180 odias for the event.OSCAN made sure that the event in itself was …

On the morning of the 10th of November, members of the OSCAN family braved the 3 degree Centigrade temperature in Amsterdam to celebrate Odisha’s Maritime History on the occasion of Kartika Masha. A small gathering was initially planned for Boita Bandana. But with more people showing interest to participate a celebration was organized.

ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥAfter the success of “Aa ka ma boi – Kartika purnima 2017” and “ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନବ ବର୍ଷ 2018” events OSCAN team is gearing up to welcome you all once again to the upcoming Odia event “ଶୁଭ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନବ ବର୍ଷ” here in the Netherlands on 7 April 2019. If you’re wondering …

This was the second event organized by OSCAN on 26th April 2018 at Diamond Party Centrum, Amstelveen. Over 180 odiya’s attended this event. Authentic Bela pana, Ghoda Nacha, solo performances were some of the key highlights. This event was graced with the personal messages from well-known personalities including the Honorable CM of Odisha -Sri Naveen Pattnaik and Odia actor-Late Bijay Mohanty among others!

OSCAN’s first event was organized on 29th October 2017 at Gifted Minds International School, Hoofddrop. Our honorable Indian Ambassador’s, Shri D.V.N. Rao first secretary along graced the occasion.
80-90 Odia’s attended this ev