The Padma Shri awardee, born on July 6, 1933 in Odisha, is considered the "Father of Odissi dance", having steered the revival of Odissi in 1950s with Shastra-based knowledge. His training to ...

Her aim with the upcoming a listening body is to help audiences unfamiliar with the dance to recognise odissi – its structure, posture and steps. "This work peels away the commodified and ...

Odissi owes its existence to the now-fading Gotipua tradition, which is considered a precusor to the classical dance form. Most of Odissi’s celebrated gurus were once Gotipua performers.

Seven years later, Guru Raut and his friends founded Jayantika (Mayadhar Raut School of Odissi Dance) where he dedicated himself for development of the classical dance form. Raut was the first ...