Kedar Mishra

The Jengaburu Curse: Masterpiece With Odisha As Its Heart

When the last tree of the earth is gone, what will you do with your money and power? asks Priyambada…

August 14, 2023

‘Ganjapa’: The Game & The Art

The relationship between art and sports is not very close. While art is subtle and spiritual, sports are gross and…

July 3, 2023

Sweta Mukti, Feminine Glory Of Nirvana

Sweta Mukti is an intense search, a gripping journey into the compassionate world of womanhood. This is a long story…

June 26, 2023

Wounded Immortality: The Tale Of Ashwathama

He is blessed to never die, but he is also cursed to live death as an ever-growing wound on his…

June 19, 2023

Guru Pankaj Charan Das: The Pathfinder Of Odissi

Until now and forever he will be addressed as the Adi Guru or the first teacher of classical dance, Odissi.…

June 12, 2023

Ravana Chhaya: Poetry Of The Shadow

The transformation of a bioscope into a motion picture is quite a recent phenomenon. Historically, the motion picture by Lumiere…

May 29, 2023

Balakrushna Dash: The Icon And The Iconoclast

Balakrushna Dash’s arrival in Odia music was iconic. As a young singer and composer, he started his career in Odia…

May 22, 2023

Dance Spiritualism: The Tale Of Odissi

Odissi is one of the most ancient classical Indian dance forms dating back to the second century B.C. Odisha is…

May 15, 2023

Making Of Odissi: The Infighting And The Unity

Attacking Nehru’s minister Nityananda Kanungo inside the Lok Sabha for creating hindrances to recognise Odissi as a classical dance form…

May 8, 2023

Making of Odissi: A Political Discourse

1956 to 1958 was the watershed moment for Odissi dance. The first couple of Odissi recital by Priyambada Mohanty drew…

May 1, 2023