Mumbai: A two-day 19th Sanjukta Panigrahi Yuva Mahotsav, in memory of legendary couple Sanjukta and Raghunath Panigrahi, is all set to enthrall art lovers at Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalay, Jvpd Scheme, Vile Parle (w), Mumbai on August 20 and 21.
This year, nine artistes will showcase as many dance forms in the two-day-long festival. The artistes include Atanu Das (Bharatnatyam), Ankit Pahadiya (Mayurbhanj Chhau), Warepam Telish Devi (Manipuri), Raj Kavle (Kathak), Dip Jyoti Das & Dipankar Arandhara (Sattariya), Dipali Tikam (Odissi), Renjish Nair (Kathakali), Chakravarthy Dhonga (Kuchipudi) and Rishika Pillai (Mohiniattam).
Earlier, it was a one-day festival. Since the death of Pt Raghunath Panigrahi in 2013, it has been a two-day-long festival.
