Bhubaneswar: The second evening of ongoing 17th Guru Debaprasad Award Festival, organised by Tridhara at Rabindra Mandap here, witnessed a beautiful blend of Odissi dance, Mridangam recital with Sitar & Sarod Jugalbandi.
The first presentation of the second evening was a Group Odissi dance recital by Guru Sonali Mohapatra and group. They presented Hanuman Chalisa, music composed by Abhiram Nanda, Rhythm Composed by Dibakara Parida and dance choreographed by Guru Sonali Mohapatra.
Next presentation was Mridangam recital by internationally acclaimed Mridangam player Shri Yella Venkateswar Rao. His Mridangam playing based on Carnatic Music transported the art lovers to a different world.
The following item was a Sitar and Sarod Jugalbandi by Kedia Brothers – Pandit Manoj Kedia on Sarod and Pandit Mormukut Kedia on Sitar. Their presentation gave the audience an engrossing viewing experience. They were accompanied by Shri Rohen Bose o the Tabla.
The dignitaries who graced the occasion were Shri Lenin Mohanty, Chairman, Odisha Tourism Development Corporation; Shri Ashok Tripathy, Former Member, Board of Revenue, Government of Odisha & Independent Director, Steel Authority of India Limited; Shri Dilip Routrai, Director, Odia Language Literature and Culture and Guru Gajendra Kumar Panda, Director, Tridhara.
The emcee of the evening was Dr. Srinivas Ghatuari.
