Sashikanta Nayakis an odissi indian classical dancer, teacher and choreographer.
He has earned his name in this field of Odissi dance at the age of ten.
At first he started learning dance under the guidence of Guru Purnima Barik and Guru Urmila Sahoo (same style of guru Kelucharan Mohapatra) ,Facial expression classes under Guru Sudhakara Sahu (Guru Deva Prasad Das style), and he has taken regorous training from guru Harekrishna Behera of Balasore in Nrutya Sangeet Kala Mandir.
During his ten years of training in Balasore (native place) he got Nrutya Visharad from AVGM mandal,miraj,mumbai.
During his ten years of training in Balasore (native place) he got Nrutya Visharad from AVGM mandal,miraj,mumbai.
Later on 1999 he was selected to take admission in three years advanced intensive house course in Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneswer (govt.of.orissa) as a stipandiary student under the guidence of famous odissi dancer Padmashree Guru Kumkum Mohanty and he successfully completed.Thereafter he was selected 2 years more in performing group in Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneswar.
Now he lives in Delhi with his wife, teaching and performing Odissi dance and jugalbandi.
