The 3rd edition of the national dance festival, Nrutya Mohini-2023, organised by the Sai Aradhana Dance Academy, concluded at the Utkal Rangmanch of Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Odishi Research Center, here.
Supported by the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department of Odisha, the programme was inaugurated in a glittering ceremony presided over by festival director and Academy secretary Prangya Priyadarshini Pattnaik, chartered accountant Ramesh Chandra Das, entrepreneur and social activist Brahmananda Mangraj and Senior GM, RKD Construction Satyabrata Patra.
Around 200 dancing stars from different parts of the State and outside performed their talents through classical, semi-classical, folk, traditional and other dance forms in more than 50 programmes round the day. In order to encourage the dancing talents and their mentor gurus, a felicitation programme was held.
On the concluding evening, renowned Indian sculpture artist Padma Vibhushan Sudarshan Sahoo, Senior AGM, State Bank of India Amaresh Das, veteran Nrutya Guru Narayan Pande and social activist Manoj Kumar Sahoo felicitated the winners, joining as the guests.
Along with this for taking a major role in spreading the Odishi and Chhau culture in the country and abroad, Italy born eminent Odishi dance exponent Guru Padmashree Dr Ileana Citaristi was honoured with the prestigious Nrutya Mohini Lifetime Achievement Award-2023 Samman.
Among others, president of the academy Ranjan Prasad Das and its members, Niladrivihar Youth and Cultural Association president educationist Dr Prakash Chandra Panigrahi and officials from the Odissi Research Centre were present. The entire programme was presented by Pradeep Kumar Das and Sheshdev Ojha.