The songs of legendary singer, music director and lyricist late Akshaya Mohanty in the voice of children kept the audience spellbound in the fourth evening of ‘Pilanka Akshaya’, a musical show held at the People’s Cultural Centre (PECUC) Sisu Mela.
On this occasion, child artist and singer Aryan Routray was awarded with ‘Pilanka Akshaya Samman’ by esteemed guests Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy president and actor Sarat Pujari and renowned singer and music director Prafulla Kar.
Among others, eminent singers Bibhu Das, laxmikant Palit, Bandita Das, Rotary Club of Bhubaneswar president Binod Kumar, senior journalist Jatindra Dash, Editor, Odisha Review lenin Mohanty, cartoonist Kamalakanta Rath, PECUC secretary Ranjan Mohanty and executive director Anuradha Mohanty gave tribute to the legendary singer. Child artists performed songs of Mohanty, coordinated and arranged by eminent singer and music director Palit. Aryan Routray, Neha Niharika, Satya Sarthak, Jyotirmayee Nayak, Pratikhya Acharya, Yash Mohanty, Ayush Biswal, Janmaya Acharya, Anjalidipa Satapathy and Anwesa Behera presented ‘Dunia Janena, Punyara Naditire, Raja Jhia Sange, Ei Je Banalata Pahada, Mauni Fula and Mun Tuma Badhu Nuhen among 30 most popular songs of Mohanty, with appreciations from the audience. The programme was organised jointly by Rotary Club, Bhubaneswar and PECUC.