U tsav Educational and Cultural Society, the distinguished initiative founded by Guru Ranjana Gauhar to nurture and promote ...

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

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