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CREATIVITY IN SIMPLICITY

CREATIVITY IN SIMPLICITY

@jagyanpradhan “Unlike most of the talented and senior dancers around me, I started odissi only when I was in my mid twenties. Neither was I born with a “natural” talent...
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PRIDE IN STRUGGLE

PRIDE IN STRUGGLE

@bichitrabehera03 "As a son of a theatre artist, I was destined to come into the arts. My father visited Thakur Sri Sri abhiram paramhans Deva santhidham karamala and fell in...
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You’re always returning to the place that you’re going to

You’re always returning to the place that you’re going to

Dushasan Sahoo “My uncle, Guru Birabara Sahoo was a legendary gotipua guru & used to run a school.By the time I wanted to learn gotipua, the school shut. I was...
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On a journey to find myself by losing myself

On a journey to find myself by losing myself

@kamal_santosh_ram “My mother was an Odissi dancer and It was her wish to have one of her children in Odissi. I was in 7th std when she took me to...
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Where my body and soul become one

Where my body and soul become one

Samir Panigrahi My Grandparents were always indulged in art & culture. In 1997, they opened a dance and music school in my village in Bhadrak district. I initially started learning...
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I’ve learnt to lead because I learnt to follow

I’ve learnt to lead because I learnt to follow

Sanjeev Kumar Jena As a kid my life revolved around music, painting, jatra dancing etc. I was so mad about dancing that once in an only girls competition , I...
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There are no excuses to make excuses in dance

There are no excuses to make excuses in dance

Rasmi Ranjan Swain When I was in 4th std I was sent to learn gotipua in Raghurajpur. My father didn't want me to go out and live by my own...
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Dance never discriminates

Dance never discriminates

Surendra Pradhan My father as a Mridanga player asked me which line of art I wanted to follow and I chose Odissi. From class 1st to 10th I was in...
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Learning to accept, and accepting to embrace

Learning to accept, and accepting to embrace

Rohita Pradhan Since 7th standard my schedule was waking up at 4am for chores, 6.30 am to 9 practice Mrudanga under my Guru, 10am to 4pm school, 4pm onwards farming...
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