ABOUT US
Chilika Lake, an ecological marvel of Eastern India, cradles and nurtures the meticulously crafted ODI ART CENTRE. The Centre is home to the Purvasha Folk and Tribal Art Museum, built with financial assistance from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and the Department of Tourism and Culture, Government of Odisha. It was inaugurated in 2017 by Shri Naveen Patnaik, the Honorable Chief Minister of Odisha. ODI ART, spread over five acres of land, was developed by a non-profit, cultural, registered society, the ‘Society for the Development of Rural Literature,’ with the noble objective to preserve traditional and folk heritage.
Management
ODI ART CENTRE
CHAIRMAN
2023
CHAIRMAN
Mr. P.C Mohanty, Former IRS
VICE CHAIRMAN
Mr K R Vasudevan Former Director, MCL (Business Development)
Sh. Parsuram Bishoyi (Facilities),
Prof. Sudhir Rout, Educationist (training)
SECRETARY
Sh. Manas Ranjan Pattnaik
JOINT SECRETARY
Sh. Sushant Dash
PURVASHA FOLK AND TRIBAL ART MUSEUM
CHAIRMAN
Prof. Kishore K. Basa, Former Director, Indian Museum,
Kolkata and IGRMS, Bhopal
VICE CHAIRMAN
Prof. Jignesh Das (Projects,Training & Artefact Research)
Sh. Durga Madhab Mishra (Museum Administration)
JOINT SECRETARY
Mr. Sanjay Mishra, Entrepreneur
CURATOR
Mr. Rabin Roy
AUDITOR
Sh. Jiten Kr. Mishra, FCA, Singh,Roy and Mishra Co.
SECURITY & MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE
Col. P.C. Pattnaik
Sh. Sudhanshu Das
RESOURCE MOBILISATION COMMITTEE
Sh. Satyanand Mishra, Former Chief Information Commissioner
Sh. Siddharth Pradhan, Former Chairman, Income Tax Settlement Commission
Sh. P.K. Dash, Former Member, Central Board of Direct Taxes
Sh. Rajiv Sahu, FCA
Sh. S. C. Bhadra, FCA
Sh. A.K. Sabat, FCA
RESEARCH & RECEPTION COMMITTEE
Sh. Swadesh Pattnaik, Former Chairman SSC
Prof. J. K. Nayak, Former Professor of UU
Prof Swarna Tripathy, Utkal University
P.K Dash, Founding Member
Prof B. Chung, South Korea
PROJECT COMMITTEE
Sh. Debasis Mohapatra, Banker
Sh. Bibhuti Bishoyi, Entrepreneur
Sh. Arun Biswal, Entrepreneur
Ms. Anita sabat, Social Activist
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Sh. Malay Mishra, Former Ambassador
Sh. Amarendra Khatua, Former Ambassador
Mr. In Sang Song, Art Curator
Ms. Park Yeon Ock, South Korea
PROMOTION AND MARKETING COMMITTEE
Prof. S.K. Lenka, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management
Mrs. Jayashree Upadhyaya, Educationist
Sh. Pradeep Kr. Jena, Former Banker
Sh. Utpal Pati, Former Bureaucrat
FESTIVAL & CRAFT BIENNIAL COMMITTEE
Sh. Kasinath Behera, Former Bureaucrat
Smt. Renuka Rath, Literateur & Art Connoisseur
Sh. Priya Ranjan Kar, Social Activist
Dr Sujata Kar, Gynecologist
Dr Abhay Dash, Physician and Writer
Dr. Kanisk Das, Medical Profession and Odishi Dancer
Dr. Gantayat, Medical Profession and Musician
Sh Sudarshan Sahu, Banker
PUBLIC RELATIONS, PUBLICATION & MEDIA COMMITTEE
Mrs. Sadhana Rout, Former Bureaucrat
Sh. Jitu Mishra, Blogger
Sh. Niranjan Dash, Entrepreneur
CINE & THEATRE APPRECIATION AND SEMINARS COMMITTEE
Sh. Anant Mohapatra, Dramatist
Sh. Prashant Das, Former Banker
Sh. Sunil K. Mishra, Former Bureaucrat
Sh. Santosh Kamilla, Former Bureaucrat
PATRON MEMBERS
Padma Vibhushan Sh. Sudarshan Sahu, Sculptor
Dr. Nivedita Mohanty, Historian
Ms. Park Yeon Ock, South Korea
Prof. Raja Ram Mohanty, IIT Mumbai
Mr. Sanjiv Saha, Former Curator
CEO
Sh. Rashmi Ranjan Acharya, Social Activist
Odi Art Centre
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The Odi Art Centre, which houses the Purvasha Folk and Tribal Art Museum was inaugurated by Sh. Naveen Patnaik, Hon. Chief Minister of Odisha in 2017. The museum was built with financial assistance from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and the artifacts were partly sponsored by Department of Tourism, Government of Odisha.
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