A three-day Odishi Musical Festival, jointly organised by the Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra Odissi Research Centre, Culture and Tourism Department and the Mandhumaya Panigrahi Foundation, Brahmapur, concluded on Saturday.
At the inaugural event, GKCM Odissi Research Center Chief Executive Prof Jagannath Kuanr said Odishi music is the finest reconciliation of harmony with melody that suffers no diminution of essential quality of classical music. Higher Education Minister Dr Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi was the chief guest.
Speakers recalled the history of Odisha’s musical tradition that goes back to the 2nd century BC. They opined that Odishi is significantly one of most vital streams of Indian classical music with rich treasure of musical renderings like Chhanda, Champu, Chaupadi, Chaustisha and lyrics of Geet Govinda of Jayadev, etc.
The musical event featured many eminent artistes of the State. On concluding evening, artistes of the Odissi Sangeet Parishad, Brahmapur enthralled the audience with their performances.