Mysore/Mysuru: International Odissi Forum, Bhubaneswar, in association with Rudra Nrityayogashala, Mysuru (Convener – Guru Sindhu Kiran), has organised ‘Mysuru Odissi Utsav’ and celebration of ‘Utkal Divas’ at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on JLB Road in city on June 8 at 5.30 pm. The event is sponsored by Orissa Association, Mysuru, Puri Jagannath Cultural and Welfare Trust, Mysuru and Mysuru Odissi family.

T.S. Srivatsa, MLA of KR Constituency, Mysuru, Ghanashyam Pradhan, President of Puri Jagannatha Cultural and Welfare Trust, Mysuru, Rabinarayan Raut of Orissa Association, Mysuru, G.M. Gopal Krishna, Social Activist, Dr. B. Murthy, Working President, Yoga Okkuta, Mysuru, Reena Mukharjee, Hindustani Musician and Composer and Badari Divya Bhushan, Internationally-acclaimed Bharatanatyarn Dancer, Mysuru, will be the guests of honour.

Artistes to perform on the occasion are as follows:

Guru Sindhu Kiran, Rudra Nrityayogashala, Mysuru; Guru  Leena Mohanty, Bansi Bilas, Bengaluru and her disciples (Aliya Mishra, Aadya Naik, Abesha Ganguly, Sanmukta Sarangi Khanakshriya Khemka and Shristi Khemka); Avijit Kundu, Kolkata – Disciple of Guru Nandini Ghoshal; Mahima Bhattacharya – Disciple of Guru Sohini Bose, Bengaluru; Chitraniva Karmakar – Disciple of Guru Sohini Bose, Bengaluru; Geetika Patra – Disciple of Guru Debashish Pattnaik, Bengaluru; Guru K. Jyotirmayee Pattnaik, Ariadna Foundation Trust, Bengaluru and her disciples (Sohinee Aparupa, Yashmita Pradhan and Sayuri Kalmakar).