BHUBANESWAR, Jan. 29 -- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced institution of Sunanda Samman and installation of Guruma Sunanda Patnaik Chair in the memory of eminent classical musician Dr Sundanda Patnaik, who passed away recently.
A State-level condolence meeting for legendary Patnaik would be jointly organised at the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odishi Research Centre on Wednesday evening, informed a release of the Chief Minister's Office.
The release said the Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy would confer the 'Sunanda Samman' to an artist for his or her excellence in the field of classical music every year. A named 'Guruma Sunanda Patnaik Chair' would be established at the Utkal University of Culture for higher research and educat...