Bhubaneswar: Eminent Gazal singer Baboo Panigrahi and accomplished Odissi nrutya guru Ratikant Mohapatra will get this year’s Nrutyadham Award.

The two-day Nrutyadham Classical Dance Festival will begin from Wednesday, here at Utkal Ranga Mancha in the premises of Odissi Research Centre.

The Festival will feature Dr Subhashree Patnaik (Odissi), Ramakoundinya & Anna Neha Thomas (Kuchupudi Duet), Balachandra & Anna Neha Thomas (Bharatnatyam Duet), Nrutyana ( Odissi Group Dance) and Dr Sreekanth & Group (Kuchupudi Group Dance)