Baishnaba Pani

Baishnaba Pani (1882–1956) was an Indian writer and arranger of jatras, born at Kothapada, Mahanga, Cuttack; a type of folk-theatre in the state of Odisha. He introduced "gitinatya" (musical performance) for the first time in Odia jatra.^[1] Some of his popular jatra stories include "Saudagara Farce", "Abu Hussain Farce", and "'Natua Mohanty Farce".^[2]

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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

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