Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for the years 2019 and 2020 have been announced on August 27. Anant Mahapatra and renowned Odissi dancer Kumkum Mohanty will be honoured by Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman.
According to the reports, the awards for artists excelling in their respective fields in different categories, including music, dance and drama, were announced on August 27 and the award ceremony will be held at Rabindra Mandap on August 30.
Anant Mahapatra has directed and acted in over 100 plays and has also worked in film, television and radio. Whereas Kumkum Mohanty joined Indian Postal Service in 1970 and left the field of dance. While on deputation to Odisha, she established Odissi Research Centre. In collaboration with Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Sanjukta Panigrahi, and music and Sanskrit scholars, she brought out a manual for Odissi: The Odissi Dance PathFinder, which included basic stances, movements and mudras of Odissi.
