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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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