Legends
The gurus and performers who shaped Odissi.
Pankaj Charan Das
Adi Guru - Father of Odissi Dance
Deba Prasad Das
Guru; First-generation Odissi Guru; Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Legendary Odissi Guru, Choreographer, and Dancer
Gangadhar Pradhan
Guru; Founder-Director, Orissa Dance Academy (Bhubaneswar) and Konark Natya Mandap; Odissi exponent, choreographer, festival curator
Balakrushna Dash
Sangeet Sudhakar; Odissi music maestro, vocalist–composer, lyricist; Guru and music director
Suramani Padit Raghunath Panigrahi
Pandit; Odissi vocalist and composer; Playback singer; Co-architect of modern Odissi dance music
Bhubaneswar Mishra
Violinist, Composer, Odissi Music Architect; Accompanist and Music Director for Odissi dance
Sanjukta Panigrahi
Legendary Odissi Dancer and Pioneer
Mayadhar Raut
Odissi Guru, Choreographer, Revivalist
Shyamamani Pattnaik
Padma Shri, Odissi vocal legend, guru and composer
Durga Charan Ranbir
Padma Shri, Odissi guru, choreographer, educator; leading exponent of the Deba Prasad Das gharana
Sonal Mansingh
Guru, Odissi and Bharatanatyam exponent; Founder-President, Centre for Indian Classical Dances (CICD); Nominated Member of Rajya Sabha
Kumkum Mohanty
Master of Abhinaya, Guru and Cultural Administrator
Ratikant Mohapatra
Guru and Director, Srjan - Guru Kelucharan Odissi Nritya Kendra
Aruna Mohanty
Guru, Odissi exponent, choreographer, Artistic Director/Head, Orissa Dance Academy (Bhubaneswar)
Sujata Mohapatra
Distinguished Odissi Exponent and Guardian of Kelucharan Mohapatra's Legacy
Meera Das
Guru, Founder-Director of Gunjan Dance Academy, Odissi exponent and choreographer
Ileana Citaristi
Guru; Odissi and Mayurbhanj Chhau exponent; Founder-Director, Art Vision (Bhubaneswar)