School of Indian Classical Odissi Dance
The Musicians of Nrityalaya
All of Nrityalaya's musicians are All India Radio and TV artists. They have accompanied many renowned Odissi dancers for performances in India and abroad. They have been sponsored by Nrityalaya since 1994 from Odisha, India to accompany the school's dancers.
Manjira:
Guru Dr. Chitra Krishnamurti
Vocals:
Bijaya Kumar Jena
Nrityalaya's mainstay vocalist since 1994
Sukanta Kumar Kundu
Rupak Kumar Parida
With Nrityalaya since 2015
Kshiti Prakash Mohapatra
With Nrityalaya since 2017
Mardala (Pakhavaj):
Bijaya Kumar Barik
Nrityalaya's mainstay mardala player since 1994
Sitar:
Swapneswar Chakraborty
Nrityalaya's mainstay sitar player since 1995
Violin:
Sandhya Srinath
With Nrityalaya since 2007
Ramesh Chandra Das
With Nrityalaya from 2000-2005
Flute:
Srinibas Satpathy
With Nrityalaya since 2000
Jawahar Mishra
With Nrityalaya from 2003-2007
The Late Debi Prasad Mohanty
With Nrityalaya from 1994-2000
V.K. Raman
With Nrityalaya since 2009
Soumyaranjan Joshi
With Nrityalaya since 2017
