tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207057512024-03-07T04:38:17.520-05:00The Odissi Profileshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/dancing_odissi/ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.comBlogger327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-90443076786940904012011-01-16T00:29:00.000-05:002011-02-06T07:13:43.180-05:00Aloka Kanungo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/RuyydStvkuI/AAAAAAAAAC4/X5hO952s7pg/s1600-h/alokanew.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110655893468320482" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/RuyydStvkuI/AAAAAAAAAC4/X5hO952s7pg/s400/alokanew.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
One of the leading classical dancers of India, Aloka Kanungo is a rare combination of dancer, choreographer, teacher & scholar. A worthy heir to the art of Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, she is a name with in the Odissi genre. Endowed with a well-proportioned body, fluent face, expressive eyes and natural beauty in body movement, she has disciplined her body into supple and flexible grace and her mind into a subtle aesthetic emotion so that she translates with effortless grace the quintessence of Odissi dance into sculpturesque beauty and soulful expression.<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/RuyyyStvkvI/AAAAAAAAADA/90Cbb4N-EF0/s1600-h/aloka_kanungo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110656254245573362" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/RuyyyStvkvI/AAAAAAAAADA/90Cbb4N-EF0/s400/aloka_kanungo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
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She combines single-handed devotion and indefatigable industry with a keen and questioning mind. Her style has an elegance & dignity, which captures the audience. Her innovative creative ideas find expression through the language of dance in her much-appreciated productions, where she experiments with Bandha and Stapatya satya.<br />
A child prodigy<br />
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Aloka Kanungo proved herself as a child prodigy at a tender age both as a born dancer and a versatile artist at the All India Radio, Cuttack. She was the youngest actress at the All India Radio, Cuttack and played the pivotal roles in plays like "Matira Phoola", "Bissa Piyusa" and "Dukhi".<br />
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She stole millions hearts and was a popular household name in Orissa. She was felicitated, when she was only six and half years old by Kalindi Charana Panigrahi, the renowned poet, (father of Mrs. Nandini Satpathi, ex-chief minister of Orissa) for her memorable performance at Janata Ranga Mancha, Cuttack. She acted in Oriya film 'Matira Manisa' directed by Mr. Mrinal Sen.<br />
A danseuse par excellence<br />
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Though Aloka was beginning to become to become quite a house-hold name as a budding actress, she preferred to be a dancer and soon became a name to reckon with in the dance field. Initially trained by Guru Raghunatha Dutta and Guru Mayadhar Rout, she blossomed into a fine dancer under the tutelage and watchful eyes of Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra. She received "Nritya Shree","Nritya Visharad" and "Nritya Praveen" from Kala Vikash Kendra, Cuttack. She has received many prestigious awards, including the Shiromoni Puroshkar and the Mahari Award.<br />
To know more about Aloka Kanungo, click here.<br />
Awards<br />
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* Citation from Viswa Bharati, Shantiniketan<br />
* Udayshankar Award from Pratisruti Parishad<br />
* Sringarmoni from Sursingar Samsad, Mumbai<br />
* Siromoni Award from Asian Paints<br />
* Outstanding Young Person Award from Indian Junior Chambers<br />
* Talented Ladies Award from Bharat Nirman<br />
* Mahari Award : Guru Pankaj Charan Das Odissi Research Foundation<br />
* Graded Outstanding dancer by I.C.C.R<br />
* Placed in Top Grade by Doordarshan Central Audition Committee<br />
* Received National Scholarship from Dept. of Culture, Govt.of India<br />
* Received Junior Fellowship from Dept. of Culture, Govt.of India<br />
* Senior Fellowship from Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-37902854929494448052010-10-11T15:41:00.031-04:002010-10-26T22:32:22.206-04:00<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i> </i></span>The Odissi community mourns the loss of the beloved Guru Gangadhar Pradhan - one of the foremost exponents of Odissi Dance - and the Founder-Director of Konark Natya Mandap and Orissa Dance Academy. </span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">He began his Odissi training at age six as a Gotipua dancer. After completing his Natya Acharya in Odissi from Utkal Sangeet Mohavidyalaya under able guidance of Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Dr. Minati Mishra and Guru Deb Prasad Das, he received intensive training from Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra. He was also a maestro Mardala player. </span></div></div><br />
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Kelucharan Mohapatra, the legendary Odissi icon, will always be remembered and revered throughout the world as the guru who took it upon himself to carry Odissi dance to lofty heights.<br />
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Gangadhar Pradhan receiving Padma Shri from President Pratibha Patil.Now a frail-looking man with grit and steely determination has vowed likewise to showcase Odissi to the outside world, as well as project and promote Orissa’s rich cultural heritage. He is Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, himself an accomplished Odissi dancer and founder-director of Konark Natya Mandap and Orissa Dance Academy.<br />
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Guru Gangadhar Pradhan’s transition from a Gotipua (a dance tradition dating back to 16th century in which young boys dressed up as girls perform) to a musician and Odissi dancer, to a guru came through his numerous performances, choreography both in India and abroad and association with the extraordinary dancing sensations like late Sanjukta Panigrahi.<br />
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“My mother-in-law and social worker Sushilavati Swain asked me to start some cultural activity in Konark, so we acquired a piece of land in 1978. Two years later, we built a mud hut and called it the Konark Nata Mandap. Every Sunday we had a meeting and artistes from the nearby areas would come and spend the entire day singing, dancing and playing various musical instruments,” Gangadhar Pradhan says. This created an ambience of culture. The mandap’s activity started in 1980 as a small get-together but soon there was no looking back as it paved the way for the five-day<br />
international Konark Dance and Music Festival, that is held every year in this small town of Orissa.<br />
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Besides, the Konark Nata Mandap was re-christened Konark Natya Mandap (KNM). It has undergone several changes over the years. And, it has finally taken the shape of the replica of the world famous Sun Temple.<br />
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“The festival started in 1986 on the day of Shivaratri. But the seeds of the festival were sown in my mind when I had gone to the Swedish embassy and saw posters of the Khajuraho Festival there. That’s how the idea of the Konark Dance and Music Festival took shape in my mind,” remarks Pradhan.<br />
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In the true sense, it was the harbinger of the contemporary festivals of Odisha. “The main objective of the festival is not merely to provide entertainment but to educate and refine. It aims to harmoniously blend the classical, spiritual, tribal and folk<br />
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Built through the painstaking efforts of Gangadhar Pradhan, KNM now is a performer’s delight. A replica of the natyashala of the scintillating and stupendous Sun Temple of Konark, it provides the right kind of ambience for artistes, connoisseurs and art lovers from India and abroad.<br />
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The KNM serves as a temple of learning. Following the glorious traditions of Guru Kula Parampara, it provides teaching and training in dance, music, yoga and theatre. Classes on Odissi dance, Gotipua dance, mardal, tabla and Odissi music are being conducted on its premises. Experienced gurus and teachers share their experience with students who get the privilege of presenting their skill on the three stages erected on the premises.<br />
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That apart, KNM is functioning as an institution of cultural consultancy in the state for the growth and propagation of Odissi, tradition and classical art forms both at national and international levels. The mandap has shouldered a big responsibility of popularising Odissi dance and the sculptural epic Konark has metamorphosed into a living Konark.<br />
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Talking about his dream, Gangadhar Pradhan says that something should be happening in KNM throughout the year. “Now there is a festival happening 220 days in a year.” He is confident of achieving his goal by the middle of this decade.<br />
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Explaining about Living Konark, he said that people had seen Konark in stone, now they would see the living Konark and the dancing Konark. Once, this dream materialised, there would be a computerised film on Konark that would be screened.<br />
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“When I had given wings to my imagination, I had dreamt of the future 1000 years’ history which takes into account the cultural, spiritual and ritualistic aspects. The triangle of Konark-Puri-Bhubaneswar-Chilka will develop tourism as well as culture. What the tourist sees in one place will not be repeated in other places, so he or she will get to see something new each time,” he added.<br />
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This Odissi dance guru whose sole aim is to promote Odissi to the outside world has created teachers, students and even about three dozen organisations in the country as well as abroad. Gangadhar Pradhan has the vision and his dreams of cultural integration becoming a reality is only a matter of time. He can do it, for he has 'miles to go,<br />
before he sleeps’. Tennyson would come alive one day to write of Gangadhar’s passion ‘Men may come and men may go, but I go on forever...’<br />
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[From: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/101465/gangadhar-pradhan-begins-his-odyssey.html]<br />
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Jenny Dakini has been longing since the earliest year of her youth. Her path took her all around the world, on the search for answers, it was then when she realized that the answer was always right there, “within” her. The longest journey began and is on; Yoga is her way of living and DANCE her ecstasy.<br />
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It was love on the first sight, when Jenny saw Odissi Dance for the first time at a Temple Festival in India. It was there where she met her beloved Guruji a Master Drummer, Dancer and Choreographer from Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Since then Jenny has been studying under his guidance very intensively and Odissi became one of the most important aspect in her life. Since ever Jenny has dreamed of being a dancer, her soul desire became true. Today Jenny has been performing and teaching in different parts of the world and is passionate about sharing the divine secrets of Odissi sacred Dance. Jenny is living in Bali, explore and experience now on the island of the gods, the magical world of sacred ancient temple dance… Odissi.<br />
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“Since de dawn of all creations, the cult of beauty has aroused. The circle of life has been created and where life is, there is beauty and where beauty is, there is love.<br />
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Without love the creation of beauty is not possible. We have been restless creating beauty because we have been restless soughing for love, we have been restless trying to discover the secret workings of the universe and the purpose of our existence.<br />
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It is very simple; God always has and always will create beauty, because he loves beauty and what you create out of love that is what you really are. </div><br />
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Dance is the creation of our souls. Our souls needed to be heard and its words have been transformed into movements. Dance, the language of the soul was one of the first languages in existence. Already many thousand years ago our souls needed to express their selves and the creation of music and dance has since ever than formed part of every single culture/tradition/community on earth and has the unique ability to unite all beings and invoke happiness, joy and the indescribable bliss, we are all living for.”<br />
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Contact or write Jenny:<br />
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www.yogadancedakini.com </div></div><br />
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As a soloist Ms. Ramya prefers performing abhinaya but she has also learned six different kinds of Pallavia; Pallavi, Basant Pallavi, Kalyan Pallavi, Kalavati Pallavi and Kafi Pallavi. She performs abhinayas from the Geeta Govindam or from poems by poets Banamali Dash and Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja etc. In Mangalacharan Ramya has learned Kalika and Ganesh Tandava. Apart from two kinds of Batu Nritya she has also learned two varieties of Mokshya Nata.<br />
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Guru’s Name: Sri Bharat Charan Giri<br />
School of Dance: Bharati Nritya Mandir<br />
Style of Dance: Guru Deba Prasad Das School of Dance<br />
Qualification in Dance: Nritya Visarad with distinction from<br />
Gandharva: Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai.<br />
Educational Qualification: MBA.<br />
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( In India )<br />
-- Soorya festival,Trivendrum 2005<br />
-- Surajkand Mela,Haryana 2006<br />
-- Chattarpur Shiv Ratri Utsav,Delhi 2006<br />
-- Bharat Parva,Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh 2003<br />
-- Ustaad Allaudin Sangeet Samaroho,Jhansi Madhya Pradesh 2004<br />
-- Shantiniketan festival,West Bengal 2003<br />
-- Bisnupur festival,West Bengal 2003<br />
-- Nababadweep festival,West Bengal 2004<br />
-- Ujjain Kumbha mela,Madhaya Pradesh 2004<br />
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Other Performances<br />
In Orissa State-Bhubaneshwar,Cuttack,Talcher, Puri,Keonjhar, Damanjodi,Koraput,Dhenkanal,bouad,Paradeep and various other places.<br />
Media Performances<br />
--She has performed several dance dramas with group,solo and duet choreography by my Guru Sri Bharat Charan Giri for various channels like Doordarshan , Orissa Television ( OTV ) and Etv.<br />
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For more information, Ramya Ragini Pati may be reached at: rammya_99@yahoo.co.in<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfUWAyIDlZYPNi4uMS_02e2Rpj_R4uzJgqvYsfjvZu8B9VD0A28liGBNrBBz9bPjR8eyfJ5mbrd8ySwaB2SbWaSreVNM2g4RfNF7bSJeqJ1RWHiTLVZ6q1XEg8VOZvuxHgej5OQ/s1600/Raas+Lila+-+Debamitra+as+Krishna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfUWAyIDlZYPNi4uMS_02e2Rpj_R4uzJgqvYsfjvZu8B9VD0A28liGBNrBBz9bPjR8eyfJ5mbrd8ySwaB2SbWaSreVNM2g4RfNF7bSJeqJ1RWHiTLVZ6q1XEg8VOZvuxHgej5OQ/s400/Raas+Lila+-+Debamitra+as+Krishna.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-82181858341045986892010-07-04T17:20:00.003-04:002010-07-04T17:26:58.874-04:00Rajashri Praharaj<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2Eqq2y3Ojhe19KW-1gFY7uqmF1DCnTTJKEQUNJd4xHT-HCtays6H6swndLrTo0vapYI7uNBuOOyezZNTf5-17QKFk3Kuwm3bs83CHVbF3Ks-yqKEn__buR23W1BhV7zeZQ8QnA/s1600/Rajashri+Praharaj-2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490165074574850626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2Eqq2y3Ojhe19KW-1gFY7uqmF1DCnTTJKEQUNJd4xHT-HCtays6H6swndLrTo0vapYI7uNBuOOyezZNTf5-17QKFk3Kuwm3bs83CHVbF3Ks-yqKEn__buR23W1BhV7zeZQ8QnA/s400/Rajashri+Praharaj-2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Rajashri Praharaj is an accomplished artiste of the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra gharana of Odissi. She has been dancing since early age. Her formal training in Srjan (Odissi Nrityabasa) as a resident student under the able tutelage of her Guru Shri Ratikant Mohapatra, made her capable to master the art and technique of Odissi dance. Rajashri has imbibed within herself the essence of this style with purity and perfection. Her dance has the excellent blend of sensuous movement and graceful footwork with absolute control of laya. She has performed widely as a soloist in India and internationally at Bangkok, Malaysia and USA. She has also traveled with the repertory group of Srjan and attended the master classes in Summer Workshop 2002 and 2003 conducted by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguXAizXl6oImYpdvyLNz-we-VWHdulSqZGgsZq_qJTW7zJgYVeh9ZQb6yt8X-J5Rvn8_VBz-dfJviI569bZ4XLHXFYJf_zzIH6QGXASvQPj2jMIkP2u3a_KHy9rE_RyeeDur_bw/s1600/Rajashri+Praharaj-3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490165089415356530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguXAizXl6oImYpdvyLNz-we-VWHdulSqZGgsZq_qJTW7zJgYVeh9ZQb6yt8X-J5Rvn8_VBz-dfJviI569bZ4XLHXFYJf_zzIH6QGXASvQPj2jMIkP2u3a_KHy9rE_RyeeDur_bw/s400/Rajashri+Praharaj-3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />A versatile with immense potential, Rajashri charms the audience with her beauty and grace combined with her confidence on the stage. she has participated in Kalke Kalakar of Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai and won the “Sringaramani” title. In the year 2004, the Ministry of Culture, Govt.of India, has awarded her the National scholarship in Odissi dance. For the Deepavali Festival 2007 She was invited to perform at Vedic Heritage, New York by Her Holiness Guruma Smt. Jyotishanand Saraswati in Pt. Jasraj Auditorium. She has been awarded “Nalanda Nrutya Nipuna 2008” for her outstanding performance in Odissi dance at Mumbai Festival in 2007.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJVJhJ4McXHI6fgTtCMhvy_H50U77erxywMG5IFqFh_T9IEVo4ZKtfobWbodkWHqMHmoRolIpFEMQ3xu5LRd5yIWuGv58EM-n6wots48zqzzEgekZ4bmZNpocRjK-QYCu61JQRg/s1600/Rajashri+Praharaj-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490165068116743410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJVJhJ4McXHI6fgTtCMhvy_H50U77erxywMG5IFqFh_T9IEVo4ZKtfobWbodkWHqMHmoRolIpFEMQ3xu5LRd5yIWuGv58EM-n6wots48zqzzEgekZ4bmZNpocRjK-QYCu61JQRg/s400/Rajashri+Praharaj-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Rajasri’s performance in Odissi Dance Festival, organized by Orissa Sangeet Natak Academy - the New Indian Express in one of its reviews writes that – Rajashri’s technical perfection combined with feminine grace gave glimpses of her bright future as a promising dancer with distinct signature of the Kelucharan ‘Gharana’.<br /><br />Apart from performing, Rajashri is also involved in teaching Odissi. Although totally dedicated to dance, Rajashri has also obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Cutural University, Orissa. </div></div></div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpv_y9cvg0yTT6fX0I5J7ok9xHfeXnhZ1hr05WuIV9srkKc7kLnAgWEumeLq82mHclinDOdNkl1Y5KBNnLhXk_wxUmNbnMbY0uHixYh8hMNQDkOfNGaJ1hz0g94gz3EDj0LwpWyg/s1600/Rajashri+Praharaj-4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490165098112355554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpv_y9cvg0yTT6fX0I5J7ok9xHfeXnhZ1hr05WuIV9srkKc7kLnAgWEumeLq82mHclinDOdNkl1Y5KBNnLhXk_wxUmNbnMbY0uHixYh8hMNQDkOfNGaJ1hz0g94gz3EDj0LwpWyg/s400/Rajashri+Praharaj-4.JPG" border="0" /></a>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-74784884808046652682010-07-04T15:52:00.003-04:002010-07-04T16:14:56.082-04:00Arpita Venkatesh<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwGF-cRzbEudTxQbAKGcZCbs96M8metBmJE4R5UNyD7WLFHdo9KAhImofri6RurHE1egctmUztDCK5ERuxIkNkW7tXnWhAA1CmZuuJ0sg5SCX5Wa8Of2Gz6l6uGR0mQAYKWJ7Eg/s1600/Arpita's+photo+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490146271327106194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwGF-cRzbEudTxQbAKGcZCbs96M8metBmJE4R5UNyD7WLFHdo9KAhImofri6RurHE1egctmUztDCK5ERuxIkNkW7tXnWhAA1CmZuuJ0sg5SCX5Wa8Of2Gz6l6uGR0mQAYKWJ7Eg/s400/Arpita's+photo+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Arpita Venkatesh is a young talented exponent of the age old dance form Odissi. Her talents rejuvenated under the able tutelage of renowned Odissi exponent Smt. Aloka Kanungo in Shinjan Nrityalaya. Initial guidance was provided to her by the maestro Guru Shri Muralidhar Majhi. She has also taken active part in prestigious productions of her Guru Smt. Aloka Kanungo such as Shakti, Sthapatya Satya, Gatagata etc. she is now also assisting Guru Smt. Aloka Kanungo. Her intimate interaction with the veteran guru of Manipuri Smt. Kalavati Devi in Maharaas, has further ameliorated her as a dancer.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnL_X6_paoheTL2pTD0wjae33Dcmj1CPidlHk_M4qUQMj2CI4r5WP_rJOUFympaFrTbZF7Rl2rhXspFjZOnxTMBiwb7dpx1Hq847F8CGyYpRrR5YYVcrmIv-8OKaxUOn39Xj0bg/s1600/Arpita's+photo+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490146228305394850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnL_X6_paoheTL2pTD0wjae33Dcmj1CPidlHk_M4qUQMj2CI4r5WP_rJOUFympaFrTbZF7Rl2rhXspFjZOnxTMBiwb7dpx1Hq847F8CGyYpRrR5YYVcrmIv-8OKaxUOn39Xj0bg/s400/Arpita's+photo+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This young dancer has received the prestigious Junior Fellowship from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Govt. of India, to do research on comparative studies on “Karanas”. Her own production Satyam Jnanam Anantam which is approved by Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Depertment of Culture, Govt of India brought her a lot of critical acclaim. She has stood third in the Masters Degree Examination at Rabindra Bharati University and she has also secured third position in Sangeet Bivakar Examination under Bangiya Sangeet Parishad & has a unique distinction of procuring Nritya Ratna from Bangiya Sangeet Parishad and Sangeet Prabhakar from Prayag Sangeet Samity. Apart from all over India, she has performed in United Kingdom, Germany, Scotland, Bangladesh, Nepal etc.<br /><br />What brings fulfillment to the achievements and aspirations of this young dancer is her role as teacher. She is engaged in bestowing her knowledge of Odissi to her students, who will carry on this ancient art form for years to come. She is a strict yet loving teacher when she perfects the postures of her students at her own school Malashree. Her efforts bore fruit when some of her students received the prestigious CCRT scholarship, Govt. of India. Malashree has also received a Govt. Grant for the production “Sabujer Deshe”. She has composed and choreographed several dance items, namely –<br /><br />Satyam Jnanam Anantam<br />Sabujer Deshe<br />Chatusprana - Collage of Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Kathak & Manipuri<br />Chanda Madhuri (Odissi Dance composed with Manipuri)<br />Jala – Sthala – Antariksha<br />Pancha Bhoot<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7yloQK4KpFEgHdvZzDeEPzHyTAjKVXT3F1ZXvb1lq-1j3Ig5SkZMg_ukUrp_PfDNzMrYpXs5VjZabqakr4ZzssQvVOup5-x2pemQ_PAVeRxkVivh6_GgFFn7-1L83vAUoPhyfA/s1600/Arpita's+photo+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490146256141311410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7yloQK4KpFEgHdvZzDeEPzHyTAjKVXT3F1ZXvb1lq-1j3Ig5SkZMg_ukUrp_PfDNzMrYpXs5VjZabqakr4ZzssQvVOup5-x2pemQ_PAVeRxkVivh6_GgFFn7-1L83vAUoPhyfA/s400/Arpita's+photo+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />ARPITA’S PERFORMANCES - AT A GLANCE<br />Memorable Solo Performances<br />Uday Shankar Dance Festival<br />Nrityanjali - at Rabindra Sadan – organized by Shinjan Nrityalaya.<br />Padatik Dance Centre<br />Utkal Divas – Organised by Utkal Shiksha Sansad<br />Geeta Jayanti Utsav<br />Ustad Bahadur Khan Sangeet Academy<br />Brahmin Baria Music Circle<br />Haldia Music Circle<br />ICCR Program in collaboration with Birla Academy<br />Dover Lane Music Conference for Lalit Kala Kendra (performed as well as choereographed).<br />Odissi Nritya Utsav organized by Rajya Sangeet Academy<br />Programme organized by ICCR – India’s Independence Celebration<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU34TdSU3a4BcgajdP5LS_Dubo49wlEBrvuXnAH4DA-sUoZOtsyeVCRabuYkNmfRUmY4QOdN63V8TRCKmmvclX6wixvDjK7QOv4FJc-G1zev9FLyso71GbvSpR4YTV60HwiHiqg/s1600/Arpita's+photo+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490146223270426322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRU34TdSU3a4BcgajdP5LS_Dubo49wlEBrvuXnAH4DA-sUoZOtsyeVCRabuYkNmfRUmY4QOdN63V8TRCKmmvclX6wixvDjK7QOv4FJc-G1zev9FLyso71GbvSpR4YTV60HwiHiqg/s400/Arpita's+photo+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Notable International Performances<br />Indian Embassy – Berlin, Germany<br />Programme at Nehru Centre – London, United Kingdom<br />Bengali Association - Scotland<br />Bangla Television – London, United Kingdom<br />ICC Organised Programme – Kathmandu, Nepal<br />Dhaka Television – Dhaka, Bangladesh<br /><br />Media Performances<br />Doordarshan – Kolkata<br />ETV<br />SUN TV<br />Tara – Bangla<br />ATN – Bangla<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYD-QubnbF4MOVU564kP8mXqZEkHShhxI-5A2R2krwYIxYxwqbDSwu4BnvzQ7ZGCH_wnh5b3Ut35JzUnvf2Y1kZpiDmofrkzV-sAITZ8NH4VuA9gyeXtfGVKlNQ29lp8A-QGGZQ/s1600/Arpita's+photo+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490146279112062514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzYD-QubnbF4MOVU564kP8mXqZEkHShhxI-5A2R2krwYIxYxwqbDSwu4BnvzQ7ZGCH_wnh5b3Ut35JzUnvf2Y1kZpiDmofrkzV-sAITZ8NH4VuA9gyeXtfGVKlNQ29lp8A-QGGZQ/s400/Arpita's+photo+5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Along with Guru Smt.Aloka Kanungo & Shinjan Nrityalaya<br />· Khajuraho Dance Festival<br />· Shri Shankar Dev Festival – Guwahati<br />· Soorya Festival – Trivandrum<br />· Swaralaya Festival – Palghat<br />· Thalam – Thrissur<br />· Festival of Folk Dance – Pune<br />· Spring festival – Rourkela Music Circle<br />· Utkal Divas<br />· Impressario India – New Delhi<br />· Nisha Gandhi Festival<br />· Kalaskhetra Annual Festival </div></div></div></div></div>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-70676766045322029012010-07-04T14:16:00.003-04:002010-07-04T15:05:47.316-04:00Caroline Upasana Martin<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGIzuHsXvZH9d9aurezrMZZ-aSVpReW_6Z2I2NT7tQLRVEvTJoI9JjgEWoMNreqS4O0nupaFrRMkoKGny2pwu5Tqcrk-4jcPd9ZS4-A7SrO7hFD5SH6cFnfQZzcc-ClfSAd2HPw/s1600/charya+duoc2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490116980906222498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 217px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGIzuHsXvZH9d9aurezrMZZ-aSVpReW_6Z2I2NT7tQLRVEvTJoI9JjgEWoMNreqS4O0nupaFrRMkoKGny2pwu5Tqcrk-4jcPd9ZS4-A7SrO7hFD5SH6cFnfQZzcc-ClfSAd2HPw/s400/charya+duoc2.jpg" border="0" /></a>(USA - India - Nepal) <div align="left"><br /><br />Caroline Upasana Martin's six years of study in Kalakshetra Bharatanatyam became a foundation to explore sacred dances of South Asia. In Nepal, she studies the Vajrayana Buddhist devotional dance Newar Charya Nrtya, based on the Tantric Charyapada once practiced throughout Orissa, Bengal, Assam & Nepal. In Delhi, she has recently began learning Odissi in the style of Surendranath Jena with Pratibha Jena Singh.<br /><br />Caroline's work concerns both the internal bhakti experience involved in "transforming" oneself into the divine, as well as in studying and transmitting the historical and cultural connections between the region's sculpture, literature, arts and spiritual practices, in both Buddhist and Hindu traditions. She is currently working on a living presentation of the Yogini Mandala, and presents lecture-demonstrations of Newar Charya Nrtya. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Caroline can be reached at <a href="mailto:sirensongs@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:sirensongs@yahoo.com">sirensongs@yahoo.com</a><br />or<br /><a href="http://www.sirensongs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.sirensongs.blogspot.com</a></div></div>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-88231784745451032652010-07-04T00:31:00.002-04:002010-07-04T00:37:45.013-04:00Subhalaxmi Samal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMigCvHL_G10naj529ulmYcD6HorZakNiywQXbo63N_rY_K-Zm3uV8F8lRyibVUhAPd32VQ1bVmKfJGBFphp9YKK9Ebykhgyeg9lZAU9T0Px389hDbEP2l89NDPM20q28itu4NIw/s1600/137_0540.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489905247083162210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMigCvHL_G10naj529ulmYcD6HorZakNiywQXbo63N_rY_K-Zm3uV8F8lRyibVUhAPd32VQ1bVmKfJGBFphp9YKK9Ebykhgyeg9lZAU9T0Px389hDbEP2l89NDPM20q28itu4NIw/s400/137_0540.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Born in 1985 Subhalaxmi Samal started learning Odissi dance in Art Vision in the year 1997 under the able guidance of Padmashree Guru Dr Ileana Citaristi. She has started her career as an Odissi dancer as a child artist. She is a dedicated Odissi dancer par excellence having 10+ years of stage performance exposure starting from the year 2000. She has by now given performances in all major festivals extensively through the state and country.Some of her noticeable performances were at palermo(Italy), Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Mysore, Banglore, Hydrabad, Chennai, Bokaro and Puri Beach Festival, Mukteswar Mohatsav, Dhauli Mohatsav, Konark Festival, Ekamra Festival,International Odissi Festival etc. in Orissa.<br /><br /><br />Her artistic qualification includes NRUTYA BHUSHAN (PURNA) from Sangeet Natak Academy and VISHARADA (PURNA) from Akhila Bharatiya Gandharba Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai. She had conferred with ‘ODISSI JYOTI’ award in the year of 2008.<br /><br /><br />She has completed her MA in Sociology from Utkal University, Orissa and she has totally dedicated herself to Odissi dance.<br /><br />Subhalaxmi Samal can be reached at <a href="mailto:nrutya_udaya@yahoo.com">nrutya_udaya@yahoo.com</a> <div> </div><div> </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqrcPNRT_BYYZG-IROGHOGR0wxaGMsByK3p87Ck8FDaRtKUvVca6OTvv7e3z1kTJfo9MqkPmbR1OWlXwUYVKLPxuSEcQGf1GrwkfURMv0FV9O6OoB4Y7lqD9BF6v0XFKgMrE_Hg/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489905237760314162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqrcPNRT_BYYZG-IROGHOGR0wxaGMsByK3p87Ck8FDaRtKUvVca6OTvv7e3z1kTJfo9MqkPmbR1OWlXwUYVKLPxuSEcQGf1GrwkfURMv0FV9O6OoB4Y7lqD9BF6v0XFKgMrE_Hg/s400/IMG_0001.jpg" border="0" /></a>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-38379362496128672682010-07-03T23:09:00.001-04:002010-07-05T01:26:09.803-04:00Odissi, Balinese Dance and Shakti danceBarbara Mintz will be offering ongoing classes and workshops in Buenos Aires, Argentina - September until mid December.<br />
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Classes will be offered in Odissi dance as well as Balinese Dance and Shakti dance.<br />
Please contact for more information and details:<br />
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Barbara Mintz<br />
<a href="mailto:bhava_dance@hotmail.com">bhava_dance@hotmail.com</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.rightangle.com/bhava">www.rightangle.com/bhava</a> <a href="http://www.bhavadance.wordpress.com/">http://www.bhavadance.wordpress.com/</a>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-77591846225953075142010-07-03T23:03:00.003-04:002010-07-03T23:14:46.496-04:00Soumya Bose<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBHJBJqeGUKjKf-nipnZ9lFQzA3VqYifpHX8w5OOasjDYdhUN4q5u2_FugPajPJnLh5xYn7VWG5sjD_ZPH2zUuDVo6TGIg9pS43PWWEtog8f6CF1u96BA1zcl2G148mFoodiMyA/s1600/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489883084646293730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBHJBJqeGUKjKf-nipnZ9lFQzA3VqYifpHX8w5OOasjDYdhUN4q5u2_FugPajPJnLh5xYn7VWG5sjD_ZPH2zUuDVo6TGIg9pS43PWWEtog8f6CF1u96BA1zcl2G148mFoodiMyA/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4A1l2YAm3yzWIKVM7jVf3_aXdinBCDxcemdqmMeyYN22P6tcwSSSzc3DxHRcCgL7Q0RVuOUWa1jOVMGjE9NrioDQ3ifJbhf0Nl_RPKAgNRxmJoXZ1lwMZsCTfZe0fzIj1hzGzg/s1600/DSC_4284.JPG"></a><br />Soumya Bose initially trained into odissi dance at his hometown Kolkata, in his childhood, at Odissi Vision and Movement Centre, Soumya completed primary and secondary course of odissi dance there.He was soon drawn towards the fluidity and lyrical mysticism of pure Odissi. So, he came to orissa (The land of Lord Jagannath)for better training. He learnt odissi dance from Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Center for two years. Now he is being further nurtured under Guru Shree Naba Kishore Mishra at 'Abartta '.and performing widely as a senior and solo artist in his troupe. He received the benefit of learning under the guidance of great teachers at Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre. He also had the privilege to learn from Guru Shree Manoranjan Pradhan. He is now continuing graduation in Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya ,Bhubaneswar.<br />EMAIL- <a href="mailto:ID-soumyabose21@yahoo.com">ID-soumyabose21@yahoo.com</a>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-43768414165238146942010-07-03T17:32:00.000-04:002010-07-04T17:35:35.080-04:00Nisha Leena Sinha Roy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAa6b9mYnFyr3u3iNZVT4HuMk9iX-VBi8Umom8Bsl1oTx7B3b_UiL2X8Shjy5uVbhS3EB0zkwwYRko-UiVTuYURYuFos3vKOQhwVCcxvmvWwb-Ie_KJf_29t5bLCVoCouUHjVOw/s1600/Durga.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAa6b9mYnFyr3u3iNZVT4HuMk9iX-VBi8Umom8Bsl1oTx7B3b_UiL2X8Shjy5uVbhS3EB0zkwwYRko-UiVTuYURYuFos3vKOQhwVCcxvmvWwb-Ie_KJf_29t5bLCVoCouUHjVOw/s400/Durga.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490167606736028866" /></a><br /><br />Dr. Nisha Leena Sinha Roy, a sishya of Dr. Chandrabhanu and Ambika<br />Docherty in Melbourne, Australia, was the first Odissi debutant from<br />the Chandrabhanu Bharatalaya Academy (based in Melbourne). Her debut<br />was also the first Odissi Manchpravesh to be presented in Australia.<br /><br />Nisha was born in Alor Setar, North Malaysia to parents of Bengali<br />origin. She grew up in the southern Malaysian town of Seremban where<br />she attended the Seremban Convent School both in her primary and<br />secondary years. Her family has been in the field of music and theatre<br />for several generations. Dwarkanath Ghosh, a forefather, invented the<br />first hand Dwarkin harmonium. She is the grandniece of Padmabhushan<br />Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, a singer, composer and tabla artist who<br />trained three generations of artists. Her grandmother, Anima Das Gupta<br />is a classical singer trained by the acclaimed Dagar Brothers; and<br />along with her mother became members of the Bengali Theatre movement<br />Bahurupi.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77tEST9fg7TXD4rWX7N6ViMMKtY8jX2BffKbCRLnigMfzYMNKde9KxFXdCSdXl1qDUyHPYwHd25uBepEjZSdiwdHingcPle3aWG9rd38QxRNv8IjzPWsOPaT851VjEQA_IUJtbQ/s1600/narasimha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77tEST9fg7TXD4rWX7N6ViMMKtY8jX2BffKbCRLnigMfzYMNKde9KxFXdCSdXl1qDUyHPYwHd25uBepEjZSdiwdHingcPle3aWG9rd38QxRNv8IjzPWsOPaT851VjEQA_IUJtbQ/s400/narasimha.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490167602080195618" /></a><br />With a family background in Bengali Folk Dances and Rabindra Sangeet,<br />Nisha started dance at the age of 3, learning Bengali folk dances from<br />her mother Dr. Esha Das Gupta and Smt Dipti Pal, who trained under<br />Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra in Odissi. Nisha also started learning the<br />fundamentals of Bharata-Natyam at the age of 8 under Malaysian teacher<br />Krishna Kumari. She commenced studies in Bharata-Natyam and Odissi at<br />the Chandrabhanu Bharatalaya Academy in 2003 and progressed in both<br />dance forms very steadily.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIQK9a6MPdpwPrThGj4S7y-HTjo5pAf0K0fNYCutZCGqtDYrezS5hiyPe06bthf0hYCHA5ddk7NmEAjt4yUA6LbnVeLWA4N62k7LZwFj4Fs3n1bMsHOks230juxHI1i5zX07Cuw/s1600/pain+of+separation.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIQK9a6MPdpwPrThGj4S7y-HTjo5pAf0K0fNYCutZCGqtDYrezS5hiyPe06bthf0hYCHA5ddk7NmEAjt4yUA6LbnVeLWA4N62k7LZwFj4Fs3n1bMsHOks230juxHI1i5zX07Cuw/s400/pain+of+separation.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490167583657600034" /></a><br />Over the years she has performed in several professional level<br />productions with Chandrabhanu and the Bharatalaya Academy. In Odissi,<br />the major part of her training has been done under Ambika Docherty,<br />who guided her from the basics to advanced repertoire work. Nisha has<br />participated in Odissi workshops held by the Bharatalaya Academy with<br />acclaimed guest and associate teacher and dancer from Mumbai, Daksha<br />Mashruwala from 2006 - 2008. She has also undertaken<br />Dance-in-Education performances in schools throughout Victoria,<br />Melbourne with Dr. Chandrabhanu and Ambika Docherty, as well as<br />trained under them for stage and lighting management. She has extended<br />her music studies with Hindustani and Odissi Vocal Music under Krushna<br />Chandra Ray.<br /><br />Nisha holds a PhD in Mobile Information Systems Design from Monash<br />University, Melbourne, Australia.ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-29491246720733093012010-07-03T17:05:00.002-04:002010-07-04T17:14:30.711-04:00Shayomita Dasgupta<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoDvg3z8_mAkv3Nlxd-9OnQ9sU_pCe5cN8deMKsvPe3wBxDQakTCoshKBMXxF4QU9K20_-YTBvgLR_gZsMdqiK3d5hrV1FkHykn6YEl6ieV52KeRnJpIK0HY6KyBCYhe-lvpsOQ/s1600/shayomita1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490160384025169762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoDvg3z8_mAkv3Nlxd-9OnQ9sU_pCe5cN8deMKsvPe3wBxDQakTCoshKBMXxF4QU9K20_-YTBvgLR_gZsMdqiK3d5hrV1FkHykn6YEl6ieV52KeRnJpIK0HY6KyBCYhe-lvpsOQ/s400/shayomita1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Shayomita Dasgupta's love for dance transcends all barriers and endows in her a feeling of heavenly bliss & tranquility. She delved into the arena at a very tender age of four when she nutured the nuances of Kathak & Manipuri form of dences. Subsequently, she welcomed with open arms other dance forms as well and took on Odissi in the early nineties as her source of sustenance and creativity. She recalls her acquaintances with Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra in 1995 as the turning point in her life and career. Along with the doyen, she churned up major roles in dance sequences which won her laurels. Her acquaintances with SRJAN brought her in close association to Guru Ratikant Mohapatra and mede her familiar with Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Gharana. She has been performing in various TV channels with distinction notable Doordarshan, Tara Music, to name a few. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS IN THE FIELD OF ODISSI DANCE </div><div>Trained in Odissi form of dance under the tutelage of internationally acclaimed doyen of odissi dance Late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. Associated with Guru Ratikant Mohapatra through association of SRJAN.</div><div>Performing in various TV channels with distinction notably Doordarshan, Tara Music to name few.</div><div>Recipient of National Scholarship under Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, awarded by The Ministry of Human Resources Development, New Delhi in 1996.</div><div>Awarded Sangeet Bivakar by Bangiya Sangeet Parishad in 1996.o Gold Medallist at Youth Festival in 1996.</div><div>Secured the first position in the competition organized by Paschim Banga rajya sangeet Academy in 2002.o Earned unqualified appreciation for participating in dance composition on‘Vande Mataram’ & also for appearing as Sita in dance drama ‘Dashanan’,both performed,directed & choreographed by Late Guru Kelacharan Mohapatra at Konark Festival in 2000. Awarded by India Theatre Olympiad,Orissa ‘National Nriya Bhushan Award,2009’.</div><div><br />Shayomita has also carved a niche for herself in the field of television as a tele-star darting out important & centralized characters in numerous occasions. With her never-ending desire to achieve the pinnacle of success and scale towering heights. Shayomita is all set to justify her credentials and give her heart and soul to this unique form of dance (ओदिस्सी)</div><div>Shayomita Dasgupta has earned a Bachelor of Arts from Gauhati University with a major in English. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://shayomita.blogspot.com/">http://shayomita.blogspot.com/</a></div>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-84442633681796947332010-07-03T16:29:00.000-04:002010-07-04T16:29:32.550-04:00Guru Gangadhar PradhanGuru Gangadhar Pradhan<br />GURU GANGADHAR PRADHAN FOUNDATION [INSTITUTE]<br />64 Kharavel Nagar, Unit - III,<br />Bhubaneswar 751001<br />Tele/Fax: +91 674 2390422.<br />Mobile: +91 99370 08022<br />Web: www.odissidance.com<br />Festival site: www.konarkfestival.comODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-85009033092203369432010-07-01T14:35:00.002-04:002010-07-04T15:12:41.068-04:00Aurangabad, INDIA<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmU8mzVGWWrFc5vpGGTUlHsjGZkvxgS3ZnrsM7voLwCtD9uOcIq9uoVma1nobRTBqv2OLtzf5KuQxe4j0d6GZDucZYHHFImTDiCgyGV-gX-vXmgpn_22KYKCp0LXCtstd312tvWw/s1600/campus_pic2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490130545081776882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmU8mzVGWWrFc5vpGGTUlHsjGZkvxgS3ZnrsM7voLwCtD9uOcIq9uoVma1nobRTBqv2OLtzf5KuQxe4j0d6GZDucZYHHFImTDiCgyGV-gX-vXmgpn_22KYKCp0LXCtstd312tvWw/s400/campus_pic2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>MAHAGAMI GURUKUL offers a value based training under Guru-shishya tradition in Odissi and Kathak Dance forms. Residential facility is available for the outstation students. Local students are also encouraged to stay in the hostels in order to facilitate early morning individual 'riyaaz' of the disciples. The lush green Gurukul campus wakes up with the drone of Tanpura, chanting of mnemonic syllables punctuated with resonant sound of Pakhawaj and 'ghungroos'. </div><div> </div><div><br />Learning in the Gurukul Campus<br />Gurukul Sewa<br />Informal moments of Gurukul Inmates<br />The training at MAHAGAMI GURUKUL is focussed on the manifold evolution of each disciple not just as an art seeker, but also as a human being. Workshops, lectures, educational and concert tours, informal baithaks and AV presentations are frequently arranged for the disciples in addition to the regular training. The Gurukul campus, aptly named RTA (meaning truth / cosmic order) has a holistic approach with the Ayurvedic diet program and Nature therapies including Shrirodhara and Ayurveidc massage for the inmates. SADHANA Gurukul camp is organised every summer for outsiders to facilitate training and exposure to the Gurukul ambience - peaceful, inspiring and harmonious with nature.<br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#A">ART FORMS</a><br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#B">GURUKUL EVENTS</a><br /><a name="A"></a>ART FORMS<br /><a name="B"></a>GURUKUL EVENTS<br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#1">SADHANA</a><br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#2">GURU POORNIMA</a><br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#3">SAMVAD</a><br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#4">PADARPAN</a><br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#5">SANKRAM</a><br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#6">DRISHTIKON</a><br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#7">AKALAN</a><br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#8">ANUBHUTI</a><br /><a name="1"></a>SADHANA </div><br /><div><br />Annual Intensive Training Gurukul camp<br />Vocal Class<br />SADHANA is the annual Intensive training Gurukul camp organized by MAHAGAMI every summer from 1st May to 15th May. The camp offers a multi-dimensional training for the art seekers. Starting with a health check up, the day starts with Yoga at 6 am followed by Dance, Music, Instruments, Sanskrit, Vedic chants, Painting, Pottery... The schedule also includes Audio- Video sessions like films and video recordings of the eminent artists and their creations. The camp offers guest lectures on ancient Indian valued topics like, Ancient History, Ayurveda, Theatre, etc. An Ayurvedic diet is provided to all participants specially designed keeping in mind the calorie intake and the training schedule. This 15-day intensive training is being organized every year since 1999 and is open to all art aspirants of age above 10 years. SADHANA also enfolds interesting topics like Stargazing, Ancient Indian Science, Shadow Puppetry, Krishna Gatha, Slide Shows And Lectures on Ancient Heritage Sites Of India by renowned Historians, Hasya Yoga, Films And Lectures on Environment Awareness, Calligraphy, Brain - Teaser Games to improve concentration and focus, Music Appreciation Sessions, Sessions On Musicology And Etymology- all this and much more involving lot of group activities and innovative fieldwork sensitively blended in the training schedule from 6 am to 8 pm. For SADHANA, many eminent artists from all over India had been invited to teach, interact and perform. </div><br /><br /><div><br />SADHANA - In Retrospect:<br />SADHANA was conceptualised by Parwati Dutta (Kathak and Odissi performer & Guru and Director of MAHAGAMI). She is the academic head of the training program and teaches both Kathak and Odissi to the Sadhakas. SADHANA is being conducted every summer since 1999. In these years, SADHAKAs (SADHANA students) have had the privilege to receive guidance from prominent artists who contributed to this camp. Gurus like Pt. Birju Maharaj (Kathak), Guru Sadanam Balakrishnan (Kathakali), Guru Banmali Maharana (Mardal Guru, Bhubaneshwar), artists like Shri Shashadhar Acharya (Chhau), Shri. Uday Bhawalkar (Dhrupad Exponent, Pune) Smt. Sombala Satle, (Dhrupad exponent, Khairagad) . Session on Odissi music conducted by a team of artists from Orissa, Shri. Udayan Indurkar (Scholar and famous Historian, Pune), Sessions on “Flutes From The World” (by Shri Ajit Soman), Late Pt. S.B. Deshpande (Musicologist and Guru, Aurangabad), Pt. Vasant Rao Ghorpadkar (Senior Pakhawaj Guru, Pune) etc were held for the students to assimilate the vast scope of arts and the essence for its manifestation. Along with an idea to inculcate the values and vision of our Indian culture, SADHANA also aims at introducing rare art forms. Sessions on rare art forms are held every year to facilitate the SADHAKAs to a wider perspective of learning. In the past, more than 5 different percussion instruments from different regions of India viz. Edakya from Kerala, Pakhawaj from North India, Mridangam from South India, Mardal from Orissa and Tabla have been demonstrated also introducing Sadhakas to the technique of playing these instruments and the traditional theoretical concepts related to it. </div><br /><br /><div><br />Features of the camp:<br />The camp primarily aims at creating a full domain of arts around the sadhaka with a holistic approach where the sadhaka can essentially feel the artistic element around and within him. The intensive training camp rejuvenates the participants and takes them back to the ancient times where the shishya was given an integrated education for enhancing his vision and understanding. The whole concept of the camp from Ayurvedic diet to the sessions can enfold the participant to rediscover his creative skills. An important aspect of this camp includes Gurukul Seva where Sadhakas offer their services to the Gurukul voluntarily shedding off their inhibitions and understanding the importance of work as an offering and dignity of labor. </div><br /><br /><div><br />Daily Schedule:<br />The camp is conducted for 14 hours daily with 5 breaks during the day. The 'Sadhakas' (camp inmates) report at 5.30 am at the dining cottage (parnakuti) where herbal tea is served.<br />Yoga & meditation - 6 to 7 am; Gurukul Sewa - 7 to 7.30 am; Breakfast - 7.30 am; Dance practice / training - 8 to 9.45 am; break (health drink) - 9.45 am; vocal / sanskrit / mantras / heritage / other lectures - 10 to 12 noon; 12 to 2 pm - lunch & rest 2 to 4 pm - visual arts (painting / sculpture / pottery / textile / calligraphy / puppetry, etc); 4 pm - break (health drink / snack) 4.30 to 6 pm - percussion / instruments / Screenings of Av or documentaries; 6 to 7.30 pm - dance class; 7.30 pm - dinner<br />Vegetarian food is served to the participants. Health check-up is conducted in beginning of camp to realise the fitness of the Sadhakas. Accomodation is on sharing basis (4-6 persons in one room). Geysers, coolers, filtered water, round-the-clock security is provided. Hospital, banks, medical shops, Telephone booths are within the campus. Participants with any ailment (physiological / psychological) or undergoing any treatment should report about this at the time of registration. Applicants should be prepared for the training schedule and ensure that they have the required stamina and focus in order to benefit from the training camp. Visitors can meet the participants only between 8 pm to 9 pm at the visitors' zone. Mobile phone are strictly prohibited during the camp. Participants can receive calls from their family after dinner at the MAHAGAMI office. </div><br /><br /><div><br />Join the Camp:Any art enthusiast above 10 years of age can join the camp. The last date for the registrations is 15th April 2010. Auditions for SADHANA will be conducted for participants with no prior training in any art form. MAHAGAMI office could be contacted between 9 am – 8 pm for availability of registration forms. Or, the forms could be downloaded from the official website of MAHAGAMI. <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.mahagami.org/" target="_blank">http://www.mahagami.org/</a><br />Tabla Class<br />Pottery Class<br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/rnr.pdf">RULES & REGULATION FOR SADHANA CAMP </a><br /><a class="style2" href="http://www.mahagami.org/sadhana.pdf">DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM</a> or <a href="http://www.mahagami.org/matchform/view.php?id=1">Register Online</a><br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#">TOP</a><br /><a name="2"></a>GURU POORNIMA<br />Every year MAHAGAMI organizes a programme to mark GURU POORNIMA in which Shishyas and Gurus give their performances as a tribute to the time honored Guru – shishya parampara.<br />ODISSI SHISHYAS WITH THE GURU<br />KATHAK SHISHYAS<br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#">TOP</a><br /><a name="3"></a>SAMVAD<br />Workshop series<br />As the name suggests, ‘samvad’, meaning a dialogue has been designed as a workshop series to establish a dialogue between the students and the invited guru. SAMVAD provides a platform where the art seekers can interact with the artist in addition to attending the concert or demonstration.<br />Samvad - third session(Pakhawaj workshop by Pt. Ramashish Pathak)<br /><a name="4"></a>PADARPAN<br />Introductory Workshop series<br />Introductory workshops are conducted to give an elementary knowledge about the art form to be learnt. Duration of the workshop is 3- 4 days for each art form. This workshop is open to all art aspirants without any training background.<br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#">TOP</a><br /><a name="5"></a>SANKRAM<br />Production Oriented Workshop Series<br />Sankram is the production-oriented workshop series of MAHAGAMI in which senior Gurus and great masters are invited for a period of 10-15 days. The guru stays with all the students in the gurukul premises and trains them on a production-oriented theme. The highlights of the workshop are the informal discussion sessions with the gurus about their chosen art form and a performance by the maestro and participants. Workshops under the guidance of Pt. Birju Maharaj, Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra and Guru Banamali Maharana have been organized under this series.<br />Sankram - first sessionPt. Birju Maharaj (Kathak)<br />Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (Performance on the final day of Sankram)<br />Sankram - second sessionGuru Kelucharan Mohapatra (Odissi)<br />Sankram - third sessionGuru Banamali Maharana (Mardal)<br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#">TOP</a><br /><a name="6"></a>DRISHTIKON<br />Lecture Series<br />Drishtikon is the lecture series conceived with an idea to create an understanding of finer aspects of the performing arts. The series encompasses lecture and discussion on specific topics concerned with a particular art form. The invited expert or scholar expresses his viewpoint on the concerned subject giving a deeper insight on the lesser known aspects of the performing tradition. The lecture series also hopes to take up peripheral topics like stage designing, light designing, sound recording and production, art journalism, linguistics, drama, harmonics, etc.<br />Drishtikon - first session ('Tyagaraja Kritis' - Dr. Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, Hyderabad)<br />Drishtikon - second session ('Abhinaya in Kathak' - Guru Rohini Bhate, Pune)<br /><a name="7"></a>AKALAN<br />The institute has designed an examination system, a blend of the Gurukul system and academically oriented system of assessment that is named as AKALAN.<br />The examination system is a sincere attempt to assess overall progress of the shishya. Senior disciples present solo performances for rasikas on the concluding day of Akalan.Each disciple prepares a dissertation that is based on the reflection of the individual shishya on any aspect of art.<br /><a href="http://www.mahagami.org/gurukul.htm#">TOP</a><br /><a name="8"></a>ANUBHUTI<br />Annual Intensive Training Gurukul camp<br />ANUBHUTI multi media art appreciation programme is a two-hour presentation comprising of a CD-ROM display, audio-visual informative show, photo exhibition, lecture, demonstration, discussion, etc.<br />Academy arranges lectures, demonstrations and interactive sessions for all kinds of people ranging from the school children to executives and professionals.<br />ANUBHUTI session on Odissi Dance by Parwati Dutta </div></div>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-65002662628002873412009-10-30T21:24:00.000-04:002009-10-29T21:43:46.376-04:00Aadya Kaktikar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/SXfbT_Qwv8I/AAAAAAAAB_0/ZCqUEQ8J100/s1600-h/aadya1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/SXfbT_Qwv8I/AAAAAAAAB_0/ZCqUEQ8J100/s400/aadya1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293941023443042242" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Aadya Kaktikar </strong><strong></strong>a disciple of Madhumita Raut is emerging as the new face of this ancient dance tradition, is an accomplished Odissi Dancer who has undergone two decades of rigorous training under the able tutelage of Guru Mayadhar Raut and Madhumita Raut at “The Mayadhar Raut School of Odissi Dance” at New Delhi. She has performed extensively as a solo artist since 1992, in a number of festivals and has played a leading role in all of Guruji’s <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/SXfZ1WYUuqI/AAAAAAAAB_s/sNkaZx03olk/s1600-h/Aadya+Kaktikar+and+Madhushree+Dasgupta.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/SXfZ1WYUuqI/AAAAAAAAB_s/sNkaZx03olk/s400/Aadya+Kaktikar+and+Madhushree+Dasgupta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293939397561203362" border="0" /></a>compositions for the last decade. She has played leading roles in productions such as Ritu Basant, Konark), The Geet Govind under the supervision of her Guru – Madhumita Raut. Settled in New Delhi, Aadya is currently engaged in reviving the traditional Odissi dance items and trying to extend the scope of Odissi by experimenting with modern literature. For more about Aadya, please visit her <a href="http://aadyaodissi.com/">beautiful website.</a><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/SXfbTyYx4TI/AAAAAAAAB_8/HTiAoLbzjJY/s1600-h/aadya.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/SXfbTyYx4TI/AAAAAAAAB_8/HTiAoLbzjJY/s400/aadya.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293941019987009842" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">[Source: http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/art/2008070610878.htm ]</span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-33850502702739160922009-10-29T21:39:00.003-04:002009-10-29T21:43:18.079-04:00November 08: Shreelina Ghosh, Michigan<span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256866497_1">November 08</span>:<a href="http://odissi.blogspot.com/2007/09/shreelina-ghosh.html"> Shreelina Ghosh</a> performs at <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256866497_2">Human Relations Commission</span> Event, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256866497_3">Livonia, Michigan</span>.<br /><br />The Human Relations Commission presents Lansing-based Odissi performer Shreelina Ghosh to a recital/demonstration of the art. The diversity-focused event has been scheduled for <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256866497_4">Sunday, November 8th at 2:00 p.m</span>. in the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256866497_5">Civic Center Library Auditorium</span>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ci.livonia.mi.us/Government/Commissions/HumanRelations/HumanRelationsCommissionEvent/tabid/1531/Default.aspx">Event Link</a><a href="http://www.ci.livonia.mi.us/Government/Commissions/HumanRelations/HumanRelationsCommissionEvent/tabid/1531/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256866497_6"></span></a>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-50345337554839467172009-09-10T23:02:00.007-04:002009-09-10T23:17:44.490-04:00Srishti Upasana Sahu<span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfkqOLr-oF2fmFMFw4bH2t1SE-6mslBn-zpNECXvDppECI3Q_pDfXtwfBwQfB2atVWy4nBXcliOcCERIrdftlaFAgXVfkBeBzK-885rBK02Bp6_qL8_GD0Tg052rwlxOcJYpFbg/s1600-h/SRISHTI+UPASANA+SAHU+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 491px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfkqOLr-oF2fmFMFw4bH2t1SE-6mslBn-zpNECXvDppECI3Q_pDfXtwfBwQfB2atVWy4nBXcliOcCERIrdftlaFAgXVfkBeBzK-885rBK02Bp6_qL8_GD0Tg052rwlxOcJYpFbg/s400/SRISHTI+UPASANA+SAHU+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380041872096106162" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >Srishti Upasana Sahu is a classical dance aspirant who has been groomed in Odissi under the tutelage of Late Guru Shri Natabar Maharana. Born and brought up in an artistic, musical, dance family, Srishti has become an upcoming Odissi dancer in Mumbai. She is inspired by her mother Stuti Sahu, Director, Tarijhum, In Search of Excellence in Performing Arts, working for the propagation of Odissi in Mumbai.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <p align="justify"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >She has been learning Odissi since she was 8 years, from Late Guruji and presently from her mother, Stuti Sahu, a senior disciple of Guruji. Further she has been undergoing formal and professional training under Shri Lingaraj Pradhan, Odissi dancer and senior teacher at Rudraksha foundation, Bhubaneswar. In the last 10 years, she has put her sincere efforts in learning various elemental Odissi dances along with a number of intricate Pallavis and Abhinayas. She has passed Sangeet Bhushan in Odissi with a first class and distinction in practical and is currently studying for the Sangeet Visharad under Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >She has performed solo in various prestigious auditoriums in Mumbai, like Birla Matoshree, Lala Lajpat Rai auditorium, Tejpal hall, S.N.D.T. university auditorium etc. She has also performed at National and international symposiums at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, IIT Bombay and Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar.</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK_U8cgpbpTKVUcK5VNy9RcMriakxhF07HGtQEfkyMikgLcicXxV9dJ4PDkO2UXdYpVioXY712NNRfwzJX9WtSHbg2cOVqatoGh9qcJecjDbqQutt7pC0Lnl2SPnZxzVblIZGRA/s1600-h/SRISHTI+UPASANA+SAHU.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvK_U8cgpbpTKVUcK5VNy9RcMriakxhF07HGtQEfkyMikgLcicXxV9dJ4PDkO2UXdYpVioXY712NNRfwzJX9WtSHbg2cOVqatoGh9qcJecjDbqQutt7pC0Lnl2SPnZxzVblIZGRA/s400/SRISHTI+UPASANA+SAHU.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380041881627341842" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >She has given a number of performances as a child artist in different dance ballets based on Odissi in famous auditoriums of Mumbai like Ravindra Natya Mandir, Birla Krida Kendra, and Vishnudas Bhave Natya Griha. Her performance as the lead role of young Radha in ShreeRadha, a dance ballet staged in Nehru Centre Auditorium by Tarijhum, In Search of Excellence in Performing Arts, was highly appreciated. Her graceful and charming performances have brought her recognition in Mumbai. Imbibing the purity and style of Odissi, she will portray a promising Odissi dancer in the years to come.</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvTUf3Qsk8zHRbAwbGWiehSoQ-3NqQZeaJWEdpXz2Cs6cm91z9hx1VJ9TebOuurtU87pVODASSRopMnK7lq-EDvsWrl1oGdoubR7w2XpZThG9-07_2TVPQzh4_m7ntYNQkab6GA/s1600-h/SRISHTI+UPASANA+SAHU+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvTUf3Qsk8zHRbAwbGWiehSoQ-3NqQZeaJWEdpXz2Cs6cm91z9hx1VJ9TebOuurtU87pVODASSRopMnK7lq-EDvsWrl1oGdoubR7w2XpZThG9-07_2TVPQzh4_m7ntYNQkab6GA/s400/SRISHTI+UPASANA+SAHU+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380041867502498290" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >Presently she is doing her B.Tech in Biotechnology at Padmashree Dr. D.Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai and wishes to be a researcher in addition to being an eminent Odissi dancer.</span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-size:100%;">Srishti Upasana Sahu can be contacted at <strong><em><a href="mailto:tarijhum@gmail.com" target="_blank">tarijhum@gmail.com</a></em></strong></span><a name="0.1_graphic05"></a></p>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-16025222183565328422009-08-31T22:12:00.000-04:002009-08-30T13:17:36.020-04:00Shibani Patnaik<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzXa0IErMFm7A5yg7kv5dwrP0qSrFVcBgpxQK-3M_ZbosBCQz-HpwId2CG5SZsVKY6oEWhAlsj-IDw0YWFCVDdre3-z9iVR1cwmbCX1KDMeZ_LZzjT1rbEpzhE_e_6bDISPoGVQ/s1600-h/Pic5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzXa0IErMFm7A5yg7kv5dwrP0qSrFVcBgpxQK-3M_ZbosBCQz-HpwId2CG5SZsVKY6oEWhAlsj-IDw0YWFCVDdre3-z9iVR1cwmbCX1KDMeZ_LZzjT1rbEpzhE_e_6bDISPoGVQ/s400/Pic5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362560494521893842" border="0" /></a><br />Shibani Patnaik has been extensively trained in Odissi by Gurus Padmashree Gangadhar Pradhan, Aruna Mohanty, Manoranjan Pradhan, and Yudhistir Nayak from the Orissa Dance Academy.<br /><br />Shibani was awarded the 2006 Devadasi award in Orissa. Shibani and her sisters were honored with the “Kalashree” Award by the Orissa Society of Americas for their contribution to arts. The California Arts Council has awarded a “Next Generation Artists” grant to Shibani for new choreographies. She has performed in prestigious venues throughout India, including the 2007 Konark Dance Festival and the Ravi Shankar Institute in New Delhi. In 2008, she performed at the International Stirring Odissi Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Shibani and her sisters helped popstars Madonna (1998 MTV Video Music Awards) and Ricky Martin (2007) choreograph in Odissi style, which was broadcasted to millions across the world.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nqP45xcXUyo&hl=en&fs=1&"></object><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus8HG9bhDgVY2-roVYeJOUFuHM06H0ylTX17K3K1X-_SjbRkwxjNTp7IwzK9L5ANTyqNIaUfvAvjhKY_3TPTu-BpZiQsgWKUFoQD1p8ZdDxOOSoHGBhvoTeWC7Uos_WfBVrpqIw/s1600-h/Pic2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhus8HG9bhDgVY2-roVYeJOUFuHM06H0ylTX17K3K1X-_SjbRkwxjNTp7IwzK9L5ANTyqNIaUfvAvjhKY_3TPTu-BpZiQsgWKUFoQD1p8ZdDxOOSoHGBhvoTeWC7Uos_WfBVrpqIw/s400/Pic2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362560489511409602" border="0" /></a> Stanford University presented Shibani with the 2001 Asian-American Performing Arts Award and the Chapell-Lougee Scholarship to conduct research in Orissa. Due to her leadership, the Stanford University Dance department began offering Indian classical dance courses in 2002, where she taught the first course on Odissi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/SlvqgUnUnrI/AAAAAAAACaY/y4WsisWiXPc/s1600-h/Shibani+Patnaik+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/SlvqgUnUnrI/AAAAAAAACaY/y4WsisWiXPc/s400/Shibani+Patnaik+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358134022697688754" border="0" /></a><br /><c></c>She has been featured in numerous US and Indian publications, such as Dance Magazine of New York, Yoga Journal, Hinduism Today, India Today, InStyle, and Bazaar. Shibani has enjoyed instructing Odissi to over 25 students at the Center for World Music in San Diego since 2003.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYk2QV85C6QNN7-4dfg3iQQJB6NF8gmKLQuNaHCvfhX90g63ShyphenhyphenDtUVs0lU6yc9q-P0zD8ZcmUitMPP5QZcMSM3Zts_QrERaIuh1VQqi2wCtfEhvqHi9hRLEI0p-P0SPRE4HMv3Q/s1600-h/Pic6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYk2QV85C6QNN7-4dfg3iQQJB6NF8gmKLQuNaHCvfhX90g63ShyphenhyphenDtUVs0lU6yc9q-P0zD8ZcmUitMPP5QZcMSM3Zts_QrERaIuh1VQqi2wCtfEhvqHi9hRLEI0p-P0SPRE4HMv3Q/s400/Pic6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362560496279935426" border="0" /></a><br />Shibani can be reached at: shibani_patnaik@yahoo.com.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-42815320811956430442009-08-30T13:20:00.005-04:002009-08-30T13:28:18.293-04:00Mitra Purkayastha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrRDjXXBKyvNCWxBYrWxXa5WdpULdU-bdnu9r1CV3fHCt3ZZ2FOh11xiM3Q1CpLUaXHZrr7oNkckLSgM1oYuIL7ovvmSmELSDkrZGm8ctcf68C4zBTf8m8ZAa_Gi9jcv88b0LMA/s1600-h/mitra5%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrRDjXXBKyvNCWxBYrWxXa5WdpULdU-bdnu9r1CV3fHCt3ZZ2FOh11xiM3Q1CpLUaXHZrr7oNkckLSgM1oYuIL7ovvmSmELSDkrZGm8ctcf68C4zBTf8m8ZAa_Gi9jcv88b0LMA/s400/mitra5%5B4%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375808133208669090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hailing from a family of musicians and artists, Mitra Purkayastha has had the privilege of training with some of the most famous gurus of Kolkata. From an early age, she started learning classical vocal music under the guidance of her parents. Guru Deborah Biswas and<br />Smt. Maya Sen further trained her in Rabindra Sangeet.<br /><br />Mitra’s Odissi training began with Guru Padmasri Murlidhar Majhi. She has trained extensively with him for many years and continues to seek his guidance and blessings in all her endeavors. Besides Odissi, Mitra has learnt Manipuri under Guru Khelendra Mukherjee,<br />Kathak and Bharatnatyam under Guru Shantinarayan Bose. In India, she has worked with the late Manjusri Chaki Sirkar's dance troupe, Dancers Guild specializing in creative contemporary choreography. She was one of the principal dancers of the troupe. Mitra has many dance degrees under her belt- Sangeet Prabharak, Sangeet Visharad and Sangeet Sudharak.<br /><br />She holds a Masters degree in Indian History and English from Calcutta University and a Masters and M. Litt in European History from Drew University. Having performed for many years as a soloist, Mitra had the right training to venture into teaching. She conducted classes in Houston and Minnesota before relocating to New Jersey. In 2007, she celebrated 20 years of her dance school, Rhythms of Dance and Music. On this occasion, she collaborated with the renowned Toronto based choreographer, Sukalyan Bhattacharya to put up a very successful show. In April 2009, Mitra and her students won the first prize at the prestigious dance festival, Zalak hosted by Marathi Vishwa in Princeton, NJ.<br /><br />Mitra has a highly successful career in the world of dance as well as in the publishing industry. She follows the Japanese Suzuki model-early beginning, parental participation and rote learning. Her firm belief that age is no barrier to learning dance has encouraged many mother-daughter duos to learn together. With tireless passion, Mitra has been training many a dancer in the tri-state area. Her varied dance background and amazing enthusiasm has helped shape the life of many young talents.<br /><br />Classes held at:<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ananda Mandir,<br />269, Cedar Grove Lane,<br />Franklin Township<br />Somerset, NJ<br /></div><br />And<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">5 Parkview Plaza,<br />Morristown<br />NJ 07960<br /></div><br />Please visit: www.mitraodissinj.com<br />Email: mitapd@yahoo.comODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-40443093893149483552009-08-30T13:12:00.001-04:002009-08-30T13:16:13.808-04:00Sept 24: Odissi Odyssey (Kolkata)<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:14;" >India</span></strong><strong><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:14;" > International Centre, </span></strong><strong><span style=";font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:14;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1251652136_1">New Delhi</span></span></strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:13;" > </span></strong><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:9;" >Presents</span></strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:14;" >'ODISSI ODYSSEY '</span></b><b><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:13;" > - </span></b><b><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:9;" >An Evening of Solo Odissi <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1251652136_2">Dance Recital</span></span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:9;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p><div style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" >By </span></strong><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;" >Smt Debamitra Sengupta</span></strong><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:9;" >, Odissi Exponent, Kolkata </span></strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span></span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1251652136_3"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:14;" >On </span></strong><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:14;" >Thursday, September 24, 2009</span></strong></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:14;" > at </span></strong><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:14;" >6.30 P.M</span></strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; 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color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:9;" >40, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1251652136_4">Max Mueller</span> Marg, </span></strong><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:9;" >New Delhi</span></strong><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:9;" > 110 003</span></strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:9;" ></span> </span></span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><span style=";font-family:Georgia;font-size:9;" >Telephone: 24619431; Fax: 2462 7751</span></strong></span></span>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-31086426310857713372009-08-08T17:39:00.002-04:002009-08-08T17:41:48.216-04:00Aug 29: Recital by Shreelina Ghosh & Manasi Mishra, Michigan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8snYnIxGvbwS7aixEqrygv1CIeYAAAZv5GPwCUesGOO2-BsJPpi-WhTf5mKTzwwVdaSZ9wrLmpy4Zw7_30s8zfVHRYimMfZJeCO0eJLAoaBkgXMudY1ahmx-Wk_g92zN78Ihfg/s1600-h/shreelina.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8snYnIxGvbwS7aixEqrygv1CIeYAAAZv5GPwCUesGOO2-BsJPpi-WhTf5mKTzwwVdaSZ9wrLmpy4Zw7_30s8zfVHRYimMfZJeCO0eJLAoaBkgXMudY1ahmx-Wk_g92zN78Ihfg/s400/shreelina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367711388637015778" border="0" /></a><br />Odissi Dance Recital at Lansing<br />Performers: Shreelina Ghosh and Manasi Mishra<br /><br />Shreelina Ghosh is collaborating with Michigan-based Odissi performer Manasi Mishra in an attempt to bring the Michigan State University academia and Greater Lansing community together and experience a glimpse of ancient Indian classical aesthetic and spiritual traditions.<br /><br />The artists will not only demonstrate the performative aspects of this two thousand year old danceform, but also try to project how it evolved from the sculptures of Konark and Khajuraho temples and vegetable-dye "Pata Chitra" artwork.<br /><br />Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009<br />Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm<br />Location: Kinawa Middle School Auditorium, 1900 Kinawa Drive, Okemos, Michigan<br />Event flyer: http://michiganodissi.googlepages.com/flyer.pdfODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-15212589208844034122009-08-06T20:17:00.004-04:002010-07-04T23:54:58.332-04:00Shreelina Ghosh<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGChlPlkcxeELkMdt1U2LWAbyBDVQtjV2aRsjHm45gwiJGXeAMSjSaoajBFNHi7fztibEkehyphenhyphenvF2hSs4AYepPq_2Ts_UYiUryhloQqG6CVy2NO9r3lTOFiDJqomZZvwFQ2rV7blQ/s1600-h/shreelina_odissi-full.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367665867447147266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGChlPlkcxeELkMdt1U2LWAbyBDVQtjV2aRsjHm45gwiJGXeAMSjSaoajBFNHi7fztibEkehyphenhyphenvF2hSs4AYepPq_2Ts_UYiUryhloQqG6CVy2NO9r3lTOFiDJqomZZvwFQ2rV7blQ/s400/shreelina_odissi-full.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 382px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div>Shreelina Ghosh is an Odissi exponent from Calcutta who has learned Odissi for the last twenty one years from Smt Aloka Kanungo. Shreelina Ghosh is a doctoral student of MSU and has wide array of interests including cultural and digital rhetoric, cultural identities and resistances, subaltern studies, human computer interaction, information design, accessible website design, usability techniques.<br />
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Shreelina was initiated into the ancient classical dance of India, Odissi by Guru Giridhari Nayak, and perfected this ancient dance-form under the strict supervision and loving care of the eminent Odissi exponent, Aloka Kanungo. <br />
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Her solo production Panamami Buddham is a unique attempt in Odissi Dance. Conceived, written and choreographed by Ms. Ghosh, the project was sponsored by the Mahabodhi Society of India. Buddhism is India's gift to the world. In this recital Odissi moves beyond the traditional use of Oriya and Sanskrit and attempts to imbibe in it, the sheer spirit of Buddhist Philosophy through the extensive use of Pali shlokas. <br />
Shreelina received “Star of Tomorrow Award 2002” from West Bengal Dance Group Federation and other recognitions at a competitive level from West Bengal State Music Academy, West Bengal Music Circle among other State-level awards.<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/Rv61LU_nKtI/AAAAAAAAAY4/Q3X-7ZaaPQM/s1600-h/ghosh1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115725432958167762" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/Rv61LU_nKtI/AAAAAAAAAY4/Q3X-7ZaaPQM/s400/ghosh1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
Ms. Ghosh has learned the nuances of Odissi Classical Music from the eminent Guru Gopal Chandra Panda and also has a Gradute Diploma in Tagore's music. She assists her Guru in teaching, choreography, direction and project organisation.<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/Rv61K0_nKrI/AAAAAAAAAYo/blRceBIUxkw/s1600-h/ghosh1+%281%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115725424368233138" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_hABul7RwGQ8/Rv61K0_nKrI/AAAAAAAAAYo/blRceBIUxkw/s400/ghosh1+%281%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> <br />
From a recent Odissi Discussion Group post, <br />
<blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"It is a pleasure to hear from so many people all around the globe. We will now know where and when Odissi is being performed and appreciated. This is common global platform is something we really needed for the progress of Odissi."</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc2HgaFQ8mSO3bzJv0KLK412f08NU_kdPaTtNg_9fznlRdlzKhkGKEWli1YwSS_tPLavIUrnB_3uE3jSmnsnEUGJaBC3LkcXfRqsIzl7ivgVAobc2gRUQjpzzYrgoRQdo_0mPzQ/s1600/ghosh+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc2HgaFQ8mSO3bzJv0KLK412f08NU_kdPaTtNg_9fznlRdlzKhkGKEWli1YwSS_tPLavIUrnB_3uE3jSmnsnEUGJaBC3LkcXfRqsIzl7ivgVAobc2gRUQjpzzYrgoRQdo_0mPzQ/s320/ghosh+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>To learn more about Shreelina, please visit her at<a href="https://www.msu.edu/~ghoshsh2/odissi"> her informative website</a><br />
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Shreelina can be reached at <a href="mailto:shreelina_g@indiatimes.com">shreelina_g@indiatimes.com</a><br />
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Nalini also continues her training with Bani Ray and recently Jyoti<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASCJgq1mFSNFxS25yzOHF3Yb3WUnLd5LMRRS7LjSrZDSpdR2WwSe0cBgQ6K_CtVZVBpRAID6003jtJpINjaiNR6IeGg8-4KTBQ2dbIcSvW-fSNBIxBLzs0DMajI82P8WVgt_w7g/s1600-h/Rahul,+Abhiram,+Me+and+Guruji.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASCJgq1mFSNFxS25yzOHF3Yb3WUnLd5LMRRS7LjSrZDSpdR2WwSe0cBgQ6K_CtVZVBpRAID6003jtJpINjaiNR6IeGg8-4KTBQ2dbIcSvW-fSNBIxBLzs0DMajI82P8WVgt_w7g/s400/Rahul,+Abhiram,+Me+and+Guruji.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082957352918258" border="0" /></a>Shrivastava and is a dancer with the Trinayan Collective,<span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:8;" > </span><span style="" lang="EN">a not-for-profit 501-C (3) company dedicated to creating, exploring and reflecting evocative interpretations of Odissi Dance in <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">New York City</st1:place></st1:city>.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA0QVe2DKSupZwF3UF2QoAUZsika9bmEBVcxh8Jd3F3FIAuMFACc_Pd1kZVm5voJZDFZyUiGi8TA5-4hZ1VBX6cDVBPw72WWf5K9kcD3ZNJITVyF-L_u8p9JIwMPDnOH-N302-A/s1600-h/Egyptian+like+pose.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA0QVe2DKSupZwF3UF2QoAUZsika9bmEBVcxh8Jd3F3FIAuMFACc_Pd1kZVm5voJZDFZyUiGi8TA5-4hZ1VBX6cDVBPw72WWf5K9kcD3ZNJITVyF-L_u8p9JIwMPDnOH-N302-A/s400/Egyptian+like+pose.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365082952092230162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Her performances include:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lotus Music and Dance Studios in <st1:state st="on">New York</st1:state> for several dance productions that include New York Ramayana at the <st1:placename st="on">Pace</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">University</st1:placetype>, <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Baruch</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">College</st1:placename></st1:place> and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. <span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Odissi Festival in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Washington</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">D.C.</st1:state></st1:place> in 2004, </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Sakshi</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">New York</st1:state></st1:place>, April 2006</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yoga Vedanta Weekend, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Woodstock</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">New York</st1:state></st1:place>, May 2006</p> <p class="MsoNormal">GUNA, <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state> June 2008 and many more performances in the New York/New Jersey area.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">International Performances include:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Indian Arrival Day celebrations in <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Trinidad and Tobago</st1:country-region></st1:place> in 2000, </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The International Food Festival in <st1:country-region st="on">Guyana</st1:country-region>, <st1:place st="on">South America</st1:place> in 2005</p>ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705751.post-23370706188354182632009-08-03T23:21:00.002-04:002009-08-03T23:28:29.006-04:00Instructor Parwati DuttaOdissi classes are conducted by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://odissi.blogspot.com/2007/09/parwati-dutta.html">Parwati Dutta</a> at Pune.ODMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769741488352515018noreply@blogger.com0