Versatile poet, lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar receives the Akshay Samman from Hon'ble Governer Murali Chandrakant Bhandare on Saturday at Bhubaneswar.
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Bhubaneswar (Orissa):
Versatile poet, lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar was conferred the prestigious Akshaya Samman for 2008 by Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare here on Saturday. The first Akshaya Samman was conferred to veteran playback singer Manna De.
The Samman was presented on the occasion of the 10th annual Akshaya Utsav at Utkal Mandap open-air auditorium. The award, which is given to a prominent personality from the field of music or literature every year, carries cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation.
Akshaya Mohanty Foundation instituted the award last year in memory of the late legendary singer-composer and writer Akshaya Mohanty.
The presentation of Akshaya Samman was followed by awarding the winners of the State-level Akshaya Sangeet competition. The winners also sang the songs or composed or penned by the late legendary singer Akshaya Mohanty.
The performance by the winners was followed by dance drama Randipua Ananta set to songs composed by Akshaya Mohanty and directed by popular actor-director Choudhury Bikash Das.
