This website has been built for the benefit of learners, practitioners and connoisseurs of Odissi classical music – to provide easy access to thousands of songs, lyrics and technical details of Ragas & Talas for ready reference. All content has been meticulously organized and classified to enable quick retrieval. The hope is that this website can be a reliable educational resource and knowledge bank for students as well as performing musicians.
Any suggestions on how to improve the usability / functionality of this resource can be e-mailed to : pattaprateek@gmail.com.
Prateek Pattanaik
Odissi musician and researcher
pattaprateek@gmail.com
Prateek is an Odissi musician (vocalist & Binākāra), archivist & researcher. He is a student of Odissi music and Bina (Veena) under Guru Brundabana Khandual and subsequently Guru Ramarao Patro, in the lineage of early 20th-century maestro Astabadhani Acharya Tarini Charan Patra. His research primarily consists of digitally documenting endangered traditional artforms of Odisha, rare Odissi music compositions, ragas, manuscripts and more. This website is a means of disseminating much of what has already been collected, and to increase the visibility as well as accessibility of knowledge that has otherwise remained relatively unutilized. He has collaborated with several eminent scholars in cultural studies, and his meticulous documentation projects have earned praise from various quarters, including the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha, Shri Naveen Patnaik. He is the author of ‘Odissi Sangita Baridhi’ alongside his Guru, Pt. Ramarao Patro, a book consisting of over 600 pages of notations documenting the traditional Odissi compositions taught by Acharya Tarini Charan Patra. This site has been conceptualized and designed by Prateek.
Bibhuti Bhusan Champati
Odissi Mardala artiste & trainer
Gotipua dancer & trainer
M.Sc. and M.Phil, Botany from Ravenshaw University
bibhuna999@gmail.com
Bibhuti’s initial training in music began from the ancient tradition of Gotipua, in which he learned vocal Odissi music through several hundreds of traditional compositions, the nuances of dance along with abhinaya and bandha stances and the beats of the Odissi Mardala. He later learned the Odissi Mardala extensively under Guru Dhaneswar Swain and has since performed at multiple prestigious forums. He imparts fundamental training of the Mardala at Guru Ramhari Das’ Odissi Gurukul.
Rohita Pradhan
Odissi Mardala and Mrudanga artiste
M.Phil, Mardala, Utkal University of Culture
Rohita is the managing director and administrator of Rudrakshya Foundation. Other than handling all the desk work of Rudrakshya, he is a trained and promising Mrudanga player who started learning at the tender age of nine in his village under the guidance of Guru Sri Souri Bisoi. Rohita’s training in Mardala began at the age of fifteen in the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Bhubaneswar. He then completed his Master of Philosophy in Mardala under the guidance of renowned Gurus.
Well known for his expertise in Mardala and Odissi Mrudanga (Khola), Rohita was able to carve a niche for himself very soon. His performances in various prestigious festivals such as Mukteswar Dance Festival, Konark Dance & Music Festival, Guru Gopal Chandra Odissi Academy, Toshali National Mahotsav, Andhra University Campus, Krishna Gana Sabha, etc. have mesmerized audiences across the country.