Padmavibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra is a name that is synonymous with Odissi today. He has enriched the Odissi dance style with his aesthetics, creativity, imagination and sophistication.

One of the leading classical dancers of India, Madhavi Mudgal is a highly renowned exponent of the Odissi style. A prime disciple of the legendary Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, she is credited with bringing a greatly refined sensibility to her art form.

Sonal Mansingh is a prominent Indian classical dancer who specializes in Bharatanatyam and Odissi. Since classical dancing is all she has done throughout her life, her proficiency and interest towards other classical dance forms does not come across as a surprise to many.

Jyoti Hegde is among the world’s leading rudra veena players. Sitar was her first love, and she studied the instrument under Dr. Bindhu Madhav Pathak, starting training at the comparatively late age of 12. But on hearing her guru play the veena she became instantly drawn to its slow, low tones, and asked to learn.