Child artists felicitated at Bhawanipatna

The Pioneer, Sept 22, 2009
PNS | Bhawanipatna

Four artists of Kalahandi who have been awarded scholarships and fellowships were felicitated here on Saturday in a programme organised by Prativa, at Kalahandi Lekhak Kala Parishad.

Scholarships to young artists in different fields of culture are awarded every year by the Government of India, Ministry of Culture. This scheme seeks to give assistance to young artists for advanced training within India in the field of Indian classical music and dance, theatre, visual art, mime folk, traditional and indigenous arts and light classical music.

Kalahandi MP Bhakta Charan Das, who was chief guest of the occasion, felicitated Chintu Prasad Nayak with junior fellowship in the field of folk dance, Sarbeswar Bhoi and Nilanchala Pan in folk songs and Namita Mishra in folk dance.

MP Das extended his cooperation to all the artists. Bhanuprakash Rath presided over the meeting and president of Prativa Dhyananda Panda gave the vote of thanks.