Summary:
The first performance of the evening was the Hindustani Vocal recital of Indrani Mukherjee, an accomplished exponent of the Benaras Gharana. Following this was the first Odissi group presentation of the evening by Soor Mandir from Cuttack, led by Jyotsna Rani Sahoo. The final performance of the evening was by noted Odissi exponent Gajendra Panda's group Tridhara. With the music composition of Dr.
Gopal Chandra Panda and the dance composition of Dr.
Gajendra Panda, this Bhajan also propounded the narratives of Daskathia, popular folk form of Ganjam. In the upcoming days, this seven-day celebration will feature the Hindustani Sarod recital of Debasmita Bhattacharya, a special evening of Odissi Music by Bijay Kumar Jena, and Odissi group presentations by Bhubaneswar based institutions Nupur, Art Vision, Nrutyashala, and Nrutyayan..