Born and brought up in the eastern state of Odisha on July 1st 1980, she was initiated to the art of Odissi when she was 7 years old under the guidance of Guru Gajendra Panda and Guru Shree Sudhakar Sahu. Later she continued her learning under the guidance of Guru Shree Dr. Manoj Kumar Behera and gained a thorough grounding on Guru Shree Deba Prasad Das style, Guru Shree Kelu Charan Mohapatra style and Guru Shree Pankaj Charan Das's style of Odissi. Her training ...
