The 15th Bharat Muni Samman Samaroh will have a triveni of entertainment, artists from outside the state will participate

Bhubaneswar: This award has been established in the name of Bharat Muni, the author of Natyashastra, by the Bhubaneswar-based organization Kalingayana touryatrikam

This Samman Samaroh is held every year. This year, it will be organized on 16th and 17th December at Ravindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar.

This year, many artists from outside the state will perform their dances in the 15th Bharat Muni Samman Samaroh. Let us tell you that on the 16th, Odissi dance will be seen from Kalingayana touryatrikam Dance Anushthan, Naynika Ghosh will perform Kathak dance, Nisha Mangalampalli will perform Bharatnatyam dance. On the 17th, Ajay Kumar will perform Kuchipudi and Guru Suryamani Ramesh Das and Dr. Sharada Prasad Das will perform violin jugalbandi.

Previous Bharat Muni Samman awardees include Smt. Thankamani Kutty (2008), Pandit Birju Maharaj (2009), Pandit Jasraj (2010), Smt. Ratan Thiyam (2011), Smt. Hema Malini (2012), Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia (2013), SJ Raghunath Mohapatra (2015), Smt. Teejan Bai (2016), Dr. Adoor Gopal Krishnan (2017), Dr. Yamini Krishnamurthy (2018), Dhananjayans (2019), SJ Sitakant Mohapatra (2020), Smt. Usha Uthup (2021), Smt. Swapna Sundari (2023). • About Kalingayana touryatrikam

Kalingayana touryatrikam is an Odisha based organization, founded in 2004 in the temple city of Bhubaneswar and registered in 2007 with the sole aim to promote the art, heritage and culture of India on the global platform. The organization has more than 200 students and performs on both national and international platforms. At present Guru Smt. Puspita Mishra is the guiding force of the organization.

The office bearers include Dr. Jitendra Nath Mishra (President), Dr. Gaurhari Das (Vice President), Mrs. Puspita Mishra (Trustee), Anshuman Mishra (Chief Managing Trustee) and Honorary Member Dr. G. Rathish Babu (eminent Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer), Smt. Mrityunjay Sarangi (social worker), Dr. Asit Mohanty (professor), Smt. Madhusmita P. (eminent educationist), SJ Pratap Chandra Jena (Chairman PJ Institute Group) and executive members include SJ Subhendu Kumar Dash, Smt. Mita Das, Akfan Behera, Ishani Mishra, Anchal Panda.