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Baishnaba Pani (1882–1956) was an Indian writer and arranger of jatras, a type of folk-theatre in the state of Odisha.

Early life

He was born at Kothapada, Mahanga, Cuttack, Odisha.[citation needed]

Career

Pani introduced "gitinatya" (musical performance) for the first time in Odia-language jatra.[1] Some of his popular jatra stories include "Saudagara Farce", "Abu Hussain Farce", and "'Natua Mohanty Farce".[2]

Bibliography

Gītināṭẏa, Gītābhinaẏa and Suāṅga

  • Raṅgasabhā gītināṭẏa
  • Naḷadamaẏantī gītināṭẏa
  • Rābaṇa badha gītināṭẏa
  • Bakāsura badha gītināṭẏa
  • Bakāsura badha gītināṭẏa
  • Duryẏōdhana badha gītināṭẏa
  • Brajalīḷā suāṅga
  • Dhruba charita suāṅga
  • Kīcakabadha suāṅga
  • Dānabīra hariścandra suāṅga
  • Sābitrī satẏabāna suāṅga
  • Nikuñca miḷana suāṅga
  • Pārbatī bibāha suāṅga
  • Raghu arakṣita nābakēḷi suāṅga
  • Muktācōri suāṅga
  • Harapārbatī bibhā suāṅga
  • Prahallāda carita gītābhinaẏa
  • Dāṇḍiparba gītābhinaẏa
  • Lakṣmī pūjā gītābhinaẏa
  • Mahiṣāsura badha
  • Sahasrā rābaṇa badha
  • Bālẏalīḷā-
  • Subhadrā haraṇa
  • Mādhaba sulōcanā
  • Srībatsa rājā bā śani lakṣmī kaḷi
  • Jarāsandha badha

References

  1. ↑ Hemanta Kumāra Dāsa (1 January 1994). Baishnab Pani. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-719-4. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: devraj to jyoti. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 1261–. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0. Retrieved 2 May 2013.