NIRVIKALPA BHASYA

Guruji (Padma Vibhushan Sri.Kelucharan Mohapatra) was a hard taskmaster and extremely strict in class but outside class he was a...

Guruji defined Odishi dance. He created and defined grammar, and also took Dance beyond technicalities. His Mardala, was a revolution,...

I entered slowly into master’s house, taking measured steps. Apprehensive and reluctant, I was put in natyam class against my wishes. I...

Gu śabdastvandhakāraḥ syāt ru śabdastannirodhakaḥ |Andhakāranirodhitvāt Gururityabhidhīyate || The syllable “Gu” means darkness and...

In the realm of darkness, where ignorance blinds the sight, there shines the radiant light of knowledge, applied like a soothing balm by...

“ अज्ञान तिमिरान्धस्य ज्ञानाञ्जन शलाकया । चक्षुरुन्मीलितं येन तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः ॥ Ibow to the Guru who opens the eyes and dispels the...