Shyamhari Chakra

Artistes Were Treated Better Under Royal Patronage: Puppetry Exponent Maguni Charan Kuanr

84-year-old Maguni Charan Kuanr of Keonjhar is a cult figure among puppeteers as the pioneer of the highly-stylised rod puppetry…

January 16, 2021

My Stay In Odisha Changed The Course Of My Life: Dance Photographer Debojyoti Dhar

Thirteen years ago, teenager Debojyoti Dhar from Howrah in West Bengal came to Cuttack to study architecture at the Piloo…

January 9, 2021

I Love Speaking Odia Despite Being Far Away From Odisha: Anwesha Das

I have been meeting and watching US-based Bharatanatyam dancer Anwesha Das for more than a decade. But never did she…

January 2, 2021

Art Continues To Be My Heart’s Calling: Cuttack-Based Dental Surgeon Ankita Chhawchharia Goenka

A cosmetic dental surgeon by profession and an artist by passion, Cuttack-based Ankita Chhawchharia Goenka was born in Assam and…

December 26, 2020

I Wish To Introduce Odissi To More People In China, Says Dance Exponent Wu Kan

Chinese Odissi dancer Wu Kan has been living in Bhubaneswar for the past five years to master the dance form…

December 19, 2020

Govt Should Take Active Interest To Revive Odisha’s ‘Mogul Tamasha’, Says Exponent Badal Sikdar

Odisha’s unique Mogul Tamasha occupies a place of pride on the theatre-map of India. Created nearly 250 years ago, this…

December 12, 2020

I Am Proud Of All Things Indian, Says UK-Born Odissi Dancer Rani Natalie Rout

Born to London-based Odia parents, gifted young Odissi dancer and doctor, Rani Natalie Rout is a citizen of the United…

November 28, 2020

‘Papier Mache Products Have Given My Village An Identity,’ Says Odisha Artist Arun Ojha

Twenty years ago, Arun Ojha of the non-descript Barigaon village in Keonjhar district quit his job as a young lecturer…

November 7, 2020

Mardal Player Silpika Maharana In Her Own Beat In The World of Men

“I wish my jeje to be born as my baby”. Silpika Maharana, granddaughter and disciple of late mardal maestro Guru…

October 31, 2020

‘I Am Not A Foreigner, But Daughter Of Mayurbhanj Chhau Family’

Twelve years ago, Carolina Prada from the South American country of Colombia landed in Delhi with a scholarship from the…

October 24, 2020