Kalaangan - a Journey through Odissi

The Jagannath Hindu Temple of Rosenberg (JHTR) recently hosted its "Sarat Utsav," an autumn cultural festival that illuminated the rich, vibrant heritage of India.

Three groups of students belonging to both Kalaangan and Kala Bhavan, all students of Supradipta Dutta presented three beautiful classical Odissi items at this event.

Group 1 -- Jaya Jagannath
Performed by: Mishka Panigrahi, Vidhi Bulusu, Arohi Banerjee, Arvi Mohanty and Mahira Mohanty .mohanty.56

Group 2 -- Madan Mohan Ashtakam
Performed by: Anindita Kaul , Sadhvi Nanda, Debashree Panda and Shania Rout

Group 3 -- Mahadeva
Performed by: Sweta Rout , Krisha Rath and Seeya Mahapatra


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On Nov 2nd, our own Suparna Sarkar Banerjee performed a beautiful Odissi dance piece set to the "Nabadurga" piece, an extract from the verses of Bhagabati Stotram written by Ved Vyasa.

A scientist by profession, Suparna finds Odissi Dance a source of artistic expression as well as a means of connecting with her cultural roots.

This piece was performed at the kick-off meeting of the 46th North American Bengali Conference (NABC) hosted by the Cultural Association of Bengal (CAB) in New York.

We love your grace and expressiveness, Suparna!

Yesterday our dancers (both from Kalaangan and Odissi) performed at the CALL OF THE FLUTE program (at ) organized by under the guidance of Smt. Supradipta Datta ( ).

Come watch students of Supradipta Datta () on Sunday, Nov 2, 2025 at Match, downtown Houston where they bring to life KRISHNA, the divine musician on stage, for production CALL OF THE FLUTE. Thank you .kumar.313 aunty and for the opportunity!
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Kalaangan proudly presented Ms. Ish*ta Patra at her Ranga Pravesh performance on Saturday, August 9, 2025. Enthralling her audience of friends, family and accomplished dance artists, she led them through a beautiful Odissi dance repertoire. Gracing the occasion was our very graceful Chief Guest, Kalpana Subbarao ji .

Starting with a devotional Manglacharan, followed by spirited Pallavis and expressive Abhinayas, Ish*ta concluded the evening with a beautiful Mokshya piece featuring the Nirvana Shatakam. Well done Ish*ta, we are so proud of you!

Today our own Rima Bhattacharjee performs at the 35th Mind The Gap festival at MATCH houston. Come watch her bring to life a traditional Odissi composition on stage.

On July 27, 2024, Kalaangan presents the last Ranga Pravesh of the year by Shagnika Paul. Congratulations !
Wishing you a rhythmic journey ahead!

Kalaangan proudly presented Ms. Purba Dey as she performed her Ranga Pravesh on Saturday, July 26, 2025. It was a brilliant performance witnessed bu friends, family and dance connoisseurs. Thank you Dr. Lavanya Rajagopalan .rajagopalan for gracing the occasion. It was also an honor to have Ms. Alexandra Okechi as our esteemed guest.
Kudos to Purba! We are so proud of you!

P.C. -- Navin Mediwala and Dr. Thiru TA

Our weeklong workshop with Dr. Jyotsna Sahoo and her student, Chinmaya Das was educative and fun. We thank them for sharing their knowledge and time with us. For the beginners, it was their first experience of a workshop but they persevered and shone like stars. Dr. Sahoo was impressed by the senior group's talent and discipline.

No matter how old we are...We love new costumes!!💃💃💃

That time of the year again when we celebrate our heritage through Alok Utsav, an evening Odissi dance dedicated to our Mahaguru Smt. Alok Prava Kanungo. 🙏 ( )