Mayadhar Raut

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Ashish Mohan Khokar
  Guru Pankaj Charan Das is the fountainhead of Odissi or Orissi, as it was previously known. He was born on March 17, 1921 (or 1925 as per family accounts) into a large joint family that had no sons and therefore was considered accursed. His mother, Kshetramani, was carrying him when she went on…
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Ashish Mohan Khokar
  Out of the four pioneering gurus of Odissi dance (fountainhead Pankaj Charan Das, Deba Prasad Das, Mayadhar Raut), it is Kelubabu, as he was universally known, who brought the dance form into the limelight. That is because not only was he a prolific dancer, composer, choreographer, and promoter…
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