Kedar Mishra

When the last tree of the earth is gone, what will you do with your money and power? asks Priyambada Das, the protagonist of 'The Jengaburu Curse', a web series streaming on the OTT platform…

The relationship between art and sports is not very close. While art is subtle and spiritual, sports are gross and largely concerned with physical energy. However, not all sports are limited…

Sweta Mukti is an intense search, a gripping journey into the compassionate world of womanhood. This is a long story of five women, divided into five short episodes and all five are dazzled…

He is blessed to never die, but he is also cursed to live death as an ever-growing wound on his forehead.  His life is a line of curse which shall never be stopped. He is to suffer and cry…

Until now and forever he will be addressed as the Adi Guru or the first teacher of classical dance, Odissi. He was first among the famous triad of the dance form, who reshaped, rearranged…

The transformation of a bioscope into a motion picture is quite a recent phenomenon. Historically, the motion picture by Lumiere Brothers was first released in Paris on December 28, 1895.…

Balakrushna Dash’s arrival in Odia music was iconic. As a young singer and composer, he started his career in Odia films with a golden mike. Whatever he composed or sang, was an instant hit.…

Odissi is one of the most ancient classical Indian dance forms dating back to the second century B.C. Odisha is the confluence of various socio-religious streams like Buddhism, Jainism,…

Attacking Nehru’s minister Nityananda Kanungo inside the Lok Sabha for creating hindrances to recognise Odissi as a classical dance form was basically a consequence of infighting amongst the…

1956 to 1958 was the watershed moment for Odissi dance. The first couple of Odissi recital by Priyambada Mohanty drew extraordinary attention of dance critics and scholars in New Delhi.…