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    Odissi (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha...
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    Odissi music (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ, romanized: oṛiśī sangīta, Odia: [oɽisi sɔŋgit̪ɔ] ) is a genre of classical music in India, originated from the eastern...
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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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    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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    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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    (North, West and Central India), Kathakali (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra), Odissi (Odisha), Manipuri (Manipur), Mohiniyattam (Kerala), and Sattriya (Assam)...
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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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    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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    Another unique classical music tradition from Eastern part of India, i. e. Odissi music has evolved since two thousand years ago. The roots of the classical...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    Prominent Odissi musician, Guru, singer, scholar, poet, composer & Binākara (exponent of Odissi Bina) Pandit Ramarao patro, great Odissi musician, compose...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • Kiran Segal (category Odissi exponents)
    Kiran Segal is an Indian classical dancer known for her proficiency in Odissi, a classical dance form from India. She is the daughter of actor Zohra Segal...
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    Odissi dance is generally accompanied by Odissi music. Srjan, the Odissi dance academy founded by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, the legendary Odissi dancer...
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    Puri, November Konark festival: Konark, December These festivals feature Odissi dance and folk dances from different parts of the country. The role of dance...
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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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    Yoga Arts Bharatanatyam Kathak Kathakali Kuchipudi Manipuri Mohiniyattam Odissi Sattriya Bhagavata Mela Yakshagana Dandiya Raas Carnatic music Pandav Lila...
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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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    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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    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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    Odissi dance and music are classical art forms. Odissi is the oldest surviving dance form in India on the basis of archaeological evidence. Odissi has...
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  • Ellora Patnaik (category Odissi exponents)
    1968) is a Canadian actress of film, stage and television as well as an Odissi dancer. She was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the first child of her...
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    numerous performance arts such as Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Odissi, and Manipuri dance. He is a pan-Hindu god, but is particularly revered...
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