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BHUBANESWAR : Legendary Odissi dancer Guru Mayadhar Raut passed away at New Delhi on Saturday. He was 92. Considered one of the four pillars of Odissi, Raut was known for his efforts towards ...
Renowned Odissi dancer Mayadhar Raut (92) died on Saturday (February 22, 2025) at his Delhi home, his son Manoj Raut said. "He had breakfast this morning, surrounded by his grandchildren and the ...
The culmination of Arya Nitya Singh’s dance journey took place at the Naparima Bowl, San Fernando, recently where she performed a full Odissi dance repertoire at her Manch Pravesh Ceremony.
Amid the frenetic pace of life in the city, the lives of its people often go unnoticed. Much like this seemingly ordinary market vendor who has a fascinating story to tell. In the mornings ...
“All this jumping around to excite and impress audiences, it is criminal,” she said. At 77, the Odissi stalwart and currently the oldest dancer of the form is an unapologetic traditionalis ...
She performed Odissi dance in front of an Odia audience at the Rabindra Mandap here this weekend. Sohani was a participant in the 1st Prabasi Nrutya Sangam, a two-day Odissi festival organised ...
She chose a no-frills approach with minimal production design, instead embracing traditional Odissi repertoire and music through her performance. Kalaivani's excellent musicality was striking in ...
Today, with the cultural explorations of this South Korean dancer, the country’s women folk are revelling in the mudras of Odissi. Forty-two-year-old Beena Keum might have spent a large chunk of ...
When Nomita Joshi-Gupta heard from her sister that a renowned classical Indian dancer was on tour in the United States, she wanted a performance in New Orleans — even if the city wasn’t on the ...
BHUBANESWAR: Eminent and budding artistes came under one roof to present the repertoire of Odissi music at a first of its kind event, ‘Odissi Asara’, here on Thursday.Organised by Odissi ...
It is a rare opportunity to see one of the finest proponents of the classical Indian dance style Odissi. This dance form has existed since at least the 10th century in Odisha, a state on the ...