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The art form known as Odissi is the descendent of the temple dance that evolved in the Jagannath Temple in Puri. This book offers a chronological survey of the form and style of this dance. It gives readers an outline of the architects and contemporary gurus of the dance. Odissi - The Dance Divine' is a chronological survey of the form and style of the dance. The art form today known as Odissi is the descendent of the temple dance that evolved in the Jagannath Temple in Puri. Revered as one of the holiest placesm the temple was the centre of culture, religion and'

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Ranjana Gauhar is a well-known name in the field of Indian classical dance. She is a leading exponent of the dance form 'Odissi'. Ranjana has experimented with chhau dance and successfully blended it with her own inimitable style of Odissi. She is also trained in Kathak and Manipuri. Ranjana has taken Odissi to various parts of the world. She has performed at the festival of India in the UK, Queen Elizabeth Royal Festival Hall, The Royal Hall of Plymouth, the Commonwealth Institute and Oxford University, to name just a few. She was awarded the senior fellowship by the Ministry of Culture, to research in the Temple Tradition of Odissi Dance and has been honoured with the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award. She is also a recipient of the Padma Shree Award. Dushyant Parasher graduated from Delhi College of Art in 1972 and started his career as a graphic designer. He later joined advertising and worked as creative director for some of the leading advertising agencies. He has now settled as a travel photographer, writer and book designer. For the past three decades, Dushyant has been contributing his photographic work regularly to various tourism promotion ventures, books and magazines at home and abroad. He also has three pictorial books to his credit: N.C. HILLS - The Enchanting Land and the Bird Mystery of Jatinga; BHUTAN - A Kingdom in the Sky and TEA - Legend, Life and Livelihood of India.

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