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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 injuries he suffered almost three weeks ago amid Russia’s…
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 Montreal (Sudeshna, one of the senior disciples of Pandit Birju Maharaj ji), who had called…
Om Shanti, Panditji
The stage is echoingly silent
The lights are all off today
Empty chairs & undrawn curtains
No more to see you dance today...Drunken Eyes
Your eyes had poured flirtingly
Heart…
Odisha Girl Adds Sambalpuri Twist To Zumba Workout
Bhubaneswar: Workout has become funky with a Balangir girl adding Sambalpuri songs to Zumba, which is a craze among youngsters these days.Monalisa Patnaik from Titilagarh in Balangir…
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival To Be Held Online From Sunday
Bhubaneswar: The 27th Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (GKCM) Award Festival will be hosted online between September 5 and 9.Srjan will host the OMC GKCM Award Festival live on the Srjan GKCMON…
AnupamZ Mixes Sambalpuri Folk Dance In Bollywood-Inspired Fitness Programme
Bhubaneswar: Known for fusing dance and fitness, Odia choreographer Anupam Nayak aka AnupamZ has something up his sleeve again with his new brand called 'Bworkz'.This Bollywood Indian…
[Watch] Dance Documentary By Puri’s Baisali Mohanty Released By UN
The multi-talented Baisali Mohanty has another feather in the cap.An Oxford University topper and a Policy Officer with the United Nations (UN), Baisali recently recorded a dance…
Guruma Laxmipriya Mohapatra: Pioneer Dancer Who Revolutionised Odia Ethos &…
Bhubaneswar: It was a marriage made in heaven and executed in earth. It was a union between two artistes, which was rare and remarkable for its trust affection and mutual dependence.And…
Odisha Mourns! State’s First Odissi Dancer Laxmipriya Mohapatra Bids Adieu
Bhubaneswar: Laxmipriya Mohapatra, the first Odissi danseuse of Odisha and wife of the legendary Odissi dance guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, passed away at her residence in the Bhimtangi area…
86 Not Out: Meet Odissi’s Oldest Performer Guru Sudhakar Sahoo
Guru Sudhakar Sahoo is 86 and still dances on stage. The oldest Odissi performer in the world today, he also regularly travels across Odisha and even far off cities like Ahmedabad and New…