Dance

800 Odissi Dancers Pay Homage To Guru Debaprasad Das In 2-Day Fest In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A two-day Odissi dance festival, titled Sradhanjali Samaroha-2023, was inaugurated at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar on Saturday to mark…

July 16, 2023

Dancer & Writer Katalin Nemeth Patnaik: From Love For Odissi To Becoming Odisha’s Daughter-In-Law

A Christian by birth but Hindu at heart, it was Hungarian lass Katalin’s love for Odissi dance that made her…

July 2, 2023

Indian Teen Dances For 5 Days Non-Stop To Rewrite World Record; How Did Manage?

Mumbai: One sees world records in all kinds of actions and feats, some of which you never thought was possible. The…

June 15, 2023

How Can We Decode ‘Pure Dance’?

At a dance seminar that I attended recently, leading Odissi dancers were discussing something called 'pure dance.' Those who are…

April 3, 2023

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival: A Magical Play Of ‘Sur’ And ‘Taal’

The 28th edition of the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival got concluded on September 9, with a dance ballet presentation…

September 12, 2022

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival, A Nostalgic Recollection Of Its 28-Year Journey

Today, the stage is all set for the 28th Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (GKCM) Award Festival at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar. 28…

September 5, 2022

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award To Be Conferred On Niranjan Rout, Ramahari Das

Bhubaneswar: Guru Niranjan Rout and Guru Ramahari Das will be conferred with the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2022 for their…

August 31, 2022

Odissi Guru Mayadhar Raut’s Eviction From Govt Accommodation Sparks Outrage

New Delhi: Mayadhar Raut, an Odissi maestro and a Padma Shri awardee, was forced on to the streets of Delhi…

April 28, 2022

Ukraine Under Attack: After Actress, Ballet Star Killed In Russian Shelling

Kyiv: Two days after Ukrainian actress Oksana Shvets was killed in the ongoing war, ballet star Artyom Datsishin succumbed to…

March 19, 2022

Remembering Birju Maharaj Ji: A Saint, Guide, Poet & A Profound Musician

At around 2 am on Monday that my phone rang many times, but was unanswered. It was my friend from…

January 18, 2022