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    Odissi( ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ"')also referred to as Orissi in old literature, Oldest surviving classical dance of India, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that...
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    Odissi music (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ, romanized: oṛiśī sangīta, Odia: [oɽisi sɔŋgit̪ɔ] ) is a genre of classical music originating from the eastern state...
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    Sangeet Natak Academy recognizes eight: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Kathakali, Sattriya, Manipuri and Mohiniyattam. Additionally, the Indian...
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  • Protima Bedi (category Odissi exponents)
    Gauri Bedi (12 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian model turned Odissi exponent. In 1990, she established Nrityagram, a dance school in Bangalore...
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  • Sanjukta Panigrahi (category Odissi exponents)
    dancer from India, who was the foremost exponent of Indian classical dance Odissi. Sanjukta was the first Odia woman to embrace this ancient classical dance...
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    Jayadeva (category Odissi music composers)
    faithfully render and perform the Gitagovinda according to the ragas of Odissi music, as known from inscriptions. During the Badasinghara Besa, the nighttime...
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    trained in dance forms like Odissi, classical ballet, jazz, Latin as well as contemporary dance forms. Traveling with her Odissi guru, Kiran Segal, she performed...
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    Kelucharan Mohapatra (category Odissi exponents)
    April 2004) was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical...
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    Another unique classical music tradition from the eastern part of India is Odissi music, which has evolved over the last two thousand years. The roots of...
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    exists in the form of Odissi music. Generally, Odissi is one of the classical dances of India performed with Odissi music. Odissi music got shaped during...
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    Gita Govinda (category Odissi music)
    Jagannatha temple, the Gitagovinda of Jayadeva is sung in the style of Odissi music, a tradition that has continued unbroken since the time of Jayadeva...
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  • Orissi, also spelled Odissi (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ oṛiśī) is an adjectival form of Odisha. It may refer to: Odissi dance, the classical dance of Odisha Orissi music...
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    (North, West and Central India), Kathakali (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra), Odissi (Odisha), Manipuri (Manipur), Mohiniyattam (Kerala), and Sattriya (Assam)...
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    Oxford Odissi Centre is a non-sports society of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. The centre aims to promote and educate about Odissi, one of...
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    mohiniyattam of Kerala, kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh, manipuri of Manipur, odissi of Odisha, and the sattriya of Assam. Theatre in India melds music, dance...
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  • 1954) is an Indian classical dancer. and exponent of Indian classical Odissi dance. She founded Smitalay, a dance academy located in Mumbai, India. Paranjape...
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    Oxford Odissi Festival is an annual Indian classical dance festival held at University of Oxford, United Kingdom. The festival was founded by Indian dancer...
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    Mardala (redirect from Odissi Mardala)
    Indian state of Odisha, traditionally used as the primary accompaniment in Odissi classical music. The instrument is slightly different from other instruments...
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    Sharon Lowen (category Odissi exponents)
    Sharon Lowen is an American Odissi dancer, trained since 1975 by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. She has performed and choreographed for film and television...
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    Lagaan and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Singh is also a trained Bharatnatyam and Odissi dancer. Born in Delhi, India, Singh began her career touring with the dance...
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    individual and the divine. Classical theater/dancers (i.e. Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Mohiniyattam) refer to Sringara as 'the Mother of all rasas.' Sringara...
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  • Das Odissi music singer, master and performer. Odissi music Guru Pt Raghunath Panigrahi eminent odissi music singer Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami Odissi music...
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    Sonal Mansingh (category Odissi exponents)
    April 1944) is an Indian classical dancer and Guru in Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style. She has been nominated by the President of India to become...
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    The following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on Indian classical music. The origins...
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    different allegation of sexual harassment against Bose was raised by one Odissi dancer. The dancer lodged a complain and accused Bose and his nephew of...
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  • May 1993) was an Indian music director, a noted composer of Odissi music (primarily for Odissi dance) and a classical violin player. Born in Paralakhemundi...
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    Dona Ganguly (category Odissi exponents)
    Dona Ganguly (née Roy; born 22 August 1976) is an Indian Odissi dancer. She took her dancing lessons from guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. She has a dance troupe...
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  • revolves around Kajal, a girl from Orissa and an expert in the dance form Odissi, and a man from the city Arin Basu Mallick, named Neel. Neel is from a wealthy...
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    Indian actress, model and dancer. She is trained in classical dance forms – Odissi and Kathak, as well as in ballet and contemporary modern dance. She debuted...
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    Pankaj Charan Das (category Odissi exponents)
    classical dancer, choreographer and the Ādi Guru of Odissi dance. He is known as the 'Father of Odissi dance'. He was the adopted son of a mahari (temple...
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