Manaswini Maharana, a native of Ganjam’s Panibandha village won a gold medal in the Yachting Association of India’s (YAI) Senior National Sailing Championship, competing in the RX women’s category, becoming the first woman in Odisha to excel in this sport. The event was held in Mumbai from September 20-26, 2023. She is a facilitator for the nutrition project of the Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) at Chatrapur Block in Ganjam.