Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy gave away its highest honours Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Award and Academy awards for the year 2017 and 18 in a colourful ceremony at Bhanjakala Mandap here, Wednesday.
Eminent Odissi vocalist Shyamamani Devi of Cuttack and well known Daskathia artiste Upendra Kumar Panigrahi of Ganjam received Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman for the year 2017 and 2108 respectively.
Odia Language, Literature and Culture Minister Jyotiprakash Panigrahi gave away the awards. The award carries a cash award of Rs 1 lakh.
On this occasion, Academy awards were conferred upon artistes in 15 different categories for the year 2017 and 18.
Here’s the list of awarded artists.
2017
Odisha Vocal Music: Santilata Barik Chhotray
Hindustani Vocal Music: Alaka Chand
Instrumental Music (string instrument): Ravishankar Pradhan
Instrumental Music(Percussion): Kalindi Charan Parida
Light Classical Music: Sudha Mishra
Folk Instrument: Alok Prakash Das
Folk Music: Gobinda Chandra Panigrahi
Script Writing: Hemendra Mohapatra
Acting (2nos): Brundaban Barik, Bidyut Prabha Patnaik
Direction: Prasanna Mishra
Stage Craft: Antarjyami Panda
Odissi Dance: Brajakishore Mallick
Folk Dance: Neelkantha Tarai
Folk Drama: Keshranjan Pradhan
Geeti Kabita: Minakshi Devi
2018
Odisha Vocal Music: Simanchal Das
Hindustani Vocal Music: Harihar Rath
Instrumental Music (String instrument): Ramesh Chandra Das
Instrumental Music (Percussion): Radha Kanta Nanda
Light Classical Music: Geeta Dash
Folk Instrument: Santosh Suna
Folk Music: Bithika Chatterjee
Script Writing: Sudhansu Nayak
Acting (2nos): Niranjan Sahu, Laxmipriya Mishra
Direction: Haren Kumar Sahu
Stage Craft: Sangram Keshari Maharana
Odissi Dance: Meera Das
Folk Dance: Maguni Jena
Folk Drama: Bijay Kumar Bahali
Geeti Kabita: Badri Mishra
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