Personalities
PADMA SHRI SANJUKTA PANIGRAHI
Sanjukta Panigrahi (24 August 1944 – 24 June 1997) was a dancer of Odisha, who was the foremost exponent of Indian classical dance Odissi. Sanjukta was the first Odia girl to embrace this ancient classical dance at an early age … Continue reading
MOHAMMED SIKANDAR ALAM
Versatile Odia singer Mohammed Sikandar Alam was born on 27th July 1939 at Routrapur of Baialishi Mouzaa in Cuttack district. Born in a wealthy Muslim family, his father Md. Sayeed Alam was an IPS officer and mother Sahara Khatun a … Continue reading
BHAJAN SAMRAT BHIKARI BALA
Bhikari Bala was born in Kendrapara district. Pala gayak Hari Nath and pioneering Odia singer Nimain Harichandan and a generation ago dramatist Baishnaba Pani were born in the same area. Both men Harichandan and Bala were great devotees of Lord … Continue reading
AKSHAYA MOHANTY
Akshaya Kumar Mohanty (12 October 1937 – 17 November 2002) was a multi-faceted music personality from Odisha, India. Though most popular as a singer-composer, he was also a lyricist. In addition, he also dabbled in literature by writing a few … Continue reading
GURU KELUCHARAN MOHAPATRA
Odissi dance Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra born on 8 January 1926 at Raghurajpur, Puri, is among the many gems that Odisha has produced in different fields of art along the centuries. As is the case with most of the geniuses, who … Continue reading