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Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival, A Nostalgic Recollection Of Its 28-Year…
Today, the stage is all set for the 28th Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (GKCM) Award Festival at Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar. 28 years ago this festival was started by none other than legendary…
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award To Be Conferred On Niranjan Rout, Ramahari Das
Bhubaneswar: Guru Niranjan Rout and Guru Ramahari Das will be conferred with the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2022 for their contribution to Odissi dance and music, respectively.
The…
Odissi Guru Mayadhar Raut’s Eviction From Govt Accommodation Sparks Outrage
New Delhi: Mayadhar Raut, an Odissi maestro and a Padma Shri awardee, was forced on to the streets of Delhi after being evicted from his government accommodation in the Asian Games village…
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…