Prateek Pattanaik is a musician and a scholar. His work primarily comprises of performing Odissi music and editing palm leaf manuscripts. He began learning Odissi music from his grandmother Smt Kanak Lata Sabath, then Guru Brundaban Khandual, finally learning vocal & Vina under Pt Ramarao Patro, in the lineage of the 20th-century maestro ‘Astabadhani Acharjya’…
Dr. Adyasha Das, an Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM) Bhubaneswar, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is a contemporary writer and travel blogger from Odisha known for her insightful and colourful portrayals of life. Suffused with sensitivity, she uses words and imagery with an uninhibited freedom, modulated with quality. An Amazon best-selling…
Shantanu Gupta, is an Indian Author, TEdx Speaker and Political Analyst. His latest book – ‘The Monk Who Became Chief Minister’ – Biography of Yogi Adityanath, is listed as the ‘Most memorable Non-Fiction Books of 2017’ by Amazon. Shantanu has an engineering degree from GB Pant University, Management education from XLRI, Jamshedpur and did his…
Jayshree Misra Tripathi has lived in diverse cultures for thirty years as a diplomatic spouse. She received her PG Diploma in Human Rights Law from NLSIU Bengaluru (Distance Prog), 23 years after her M.A English (1978) from Delhi University – a ‘constant learner’. A nomadic teacher across three continents, she has been an examiner in English for the International Baccalaureate…
