Mayadhar Raut, the Odissi dancer and guru, is credited with reviving it the 1950s and putting it on the proscenium ...

The young Odissi dancer Sirikalyani Adkoli embodies ... a form that usually involves highly elaborate makeup and costumes. In “Gigenis” she does without.Credit...Rachel Papo for The New ...

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New Delhi: Renowned Odissi dancer Mayadhar Raut (92) died Saturday at his Delhi home, his son Manoj Raut said. “He had breakfast this morning, surrounded by his grandchildren and the rest of the ...

The Padma Shri awardee, born on July 6, 1933 in Odisha, is considered the "Father of Odissi dance", having steered the revival of Odissi in 1950s with Shastra-based knowledge.

New Delhi: Renowned Odissi dancer and Padma Shri awardee Mayadhar Raut passed away Saturday at his Delhi home at the age of 92, his son Manoj Raut confirmed. “He had breakfast with family and was in ...

When Delhi’s famed Kamani Auditorium was inaugurated in 1971 by then President VV Giri, those at Bharatiya Kala Kendra Trust, who owned the premier hall, insisted that Odissi exponent Guru Mayadhar ...