ODISSI ASHRAM

ODISSI ASHRAM IS ONE OF THE PREMIER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF KOLKATA ESTABLISHED IN 1993 BY GURU GIRIDHARI NAYAK, DISCIPLE OF PADMA VIBHUSHAN GURU KELUCHARAN MOHAPATRA. ODISSI ASHRAM HAS MADE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN PROMOTING AND POPULARIZING ODISSI DANCE AND MUSIC, AS WELL AS IMPARTING INTENSIVE TRAINING TO ARTISTS IN INDIA AND ABROAD. THE ASHRAM’S AESTHETICS IS EMBLEMATIC OF EXCELLENCE IN THE FIELD. MANY PROMINENT DANCERS HAVE GRADUATED FROM THIS INSTITUTION .