Odia Culture Department to organise monthly folk dance performance to promote art

Odisha is a state which is rich with culture and folk art. In order to promote folk art in the state, the Department of Culture has taken a unique initiative. Folk dance and art of Odisha will be performed on the 26th of every month. At least 2-3 folk art performances will take place every month. The ongoing programme will bring enormous opportunities to artists in the state. Principal Secretary of Odia Language Literature & Culture Department, Manoranjan Panigrahy said, “Every month, we will be performing 2-3 folk art performances. In Odisha, we have 471 art groups. And we have more than 1 lakh artists. The purpose of today’s programme will be to perform it every month.”