• Masters in Odissi Dance from KVK, Cuttack, Odisha
Positions & Roles
Publications
Documentation through video & audio recording of eminent Guru/Dancers/Scholar’s experience and achievements in Odissi dance & Music, other classical art forms and research on evolution of Pakhawaj-playing originating with the traditional folk forms to the classical Odissi dance.
• 1) Honoured with the National Award “Pride of India” by Chinta-O-Chetna, Bhubaneswar 2004.
• 2) Received the prestigious award : Rashtriya Raja Mansingh Tomar Award for Srijan by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh for the year 2011-2012..
• 3) Honored with prestigious “Sangeet Natak Akademi Puruskar”, Govt. of India, New Delhi for Odissi Dance for the year 2016..
• 4) Barabati Nrutyotsav (National Festival of Dance & Music), Cuttack, awarded “Honour of Adore” for the best performance in Dashanana ballet in 2003..
• 5) Honoured by Indian Performing Arts Promotion Inc., Washington Dc, USA for the valued contribution in Odissi dance in 2003..
• 6) Honoured with “Nrutya Bhushan” by International Dance & Theatre Festival 2005 at Cuttack..
• 7) Honoured with “Nritya Shiromani” by Utkal Yuva Sanskrutik Sangh at Cuttack, 2010..
• 8) Honoured with “Nrutya Bharati Samman 2010” by Sangeet Sudhakar Smruti Sansad at Bhubaneswar, 2011.
• 9) Honored with “IDC Award of Excellence-2012” by International Dance Congress, Bhubaneswar..
• 10) Honored with “SKGS Diamond Jubilee “Nritya Choodamani 2014” by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai.
• 11) Honored with “Bimohan Kala Samman” 2019 by Bharat Bimohan Creative, Bhubaneswar.
• 1) Choreographed Traditional group Odissi dance bringing 555 Dancers together in one platform for the Guinness Book of World Records..
• 2) Dance choreography (commercial & classical) for national & regional television network..
• 3) Acted in “Kedar Gouri” serial for national television (DD-1).
• 4) Choreographed Odissi dance sequences for an Indo–Chinese film “The Desire”
