BHUBANESWAR: The prestigious Odisha Sangeet Natak Award for the year 2011 was conferred on eminent Odissi dancer Geeta Mahalik on Friday.
Mahalik received the award from noted Odissi dancer Kumkum Mohanty in the presence of Odiya actor Sarat Pujari and Odissi dancer Aruna Mohanty. Geeta Mahalik is a familiar name in the Odissi dance circle , The Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy (OSNA) declared the recipients of OSNA award for four consecutive years, starting from 2008. Four artists Manimala Devi, Prafulla Kar, Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi and Narayan Prasad Singh were conferred with the Kabisamrat Upendra Bhanja Award for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively.