Baishnaba Pani Explained

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

Earlupy life

He was born at Kothapada, Mahanga, Cuttack, Odisha.

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

Notes and References

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