Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards Announced

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi  awards for 2017-18 and 2018-19 was announced here today.

While veteran Odissi vocalist Shyamamani Devi has been selected by the Akademi for awarding the prestigious Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman for the year 2017-18, renowned Dasakathia artist from Ganjam Upendra Kumar Panigrahi has been selected for the same award for the year 2018-19.

Here’s the list of artists who have been selected for the awards in 15 different categories for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19.


1. Odisha Vocal Music: Santilata Barik Chhotray

2. Hindustani Vocal Music: Alaka Chand

3. Instrumental Music (string instrument): Ravishankar Pradhan

4. Instrumental Music(Percussion): Kalindi Charan Parida

5. Light Classical Music: Sudha Mishra

6. Folk Instrument: Alok Prakash Das

7. Folk Music: Gobinda Chandra Panigrahi

8. Script Writing: Hemendra Mohapatra

9. Acting (2nos): Brundaban Barik, Bidyut Prabha Patnaik

10. Direction: Prasanna Mishra

11. Stage Craft: Antarjyami Panda

12. Odissi Dance: Brajakishore Mallick

13. Folk Dance: Neelkantha Tarai

14.Folk Drama: Keshranjan Pradhan

15. Geeti Kabita: Minakshi Devi


1. Odisha Vocal Music: Simanchal Das

2. Hindustani Vocal Music: Harihar Rath

3. Instrumental Music (String instrument): Ramesh Chandra Das

4. Instrumental Music (Percussion): Radha Kanta Nanda

5. Light Classical Music: Geeta Dash

6. Folk Instrument: Santosh Suna

7. Folk Music: Bithika Chatterjee

8. Script Writing: Sudhansu Nayak

9. Acting (2nos): Niranjan Sahu, Laxmipriya Mishra

10. Direction: Haren Kumar Sahu

11. Stage Craft: Sangram Keshari Maharana

12. Odissi Dance: Meera Das

13. Folk Dance: Maguni Jena

14. Folk Drama: Bijay Kumar Bahali

15.Geeti Kabita: Badri Mishra


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