Oct 15 2025 to Oct 15 2025 7 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

In a world where we often connect with Lord Shiva through music, dance, and celebration, the concept of Murta Maheswara offers a deeper understanding of this deity. It is a journey to find the essence of Shiva as a carefree, uninhibited, and truthful force within ourselves, rather than through rigid doctrine.

Murta Maheswara is explored through three key aspects of Shiva’s nature:

Pashupati: This highlights Shiva as the lord of all creatures, a figure revered since ancient times. The seals of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro depict him surrounded by animals who trust him completely, showing his connection to all beings—fierce and gentle alike.

Shiva-Shakti: This story explores the union of Shiva and Shakti. Shiva represents the passive, foundational energy, while Shakti is the active, creative force. Their cosmic union is a symbol of harmony and regeneration, a sacred bond that is mirrored in the union of man and woman.

Dhwani-Pratidhwani: This concept reveals the origin of sound through Shiva’s cosmic dance. When Shiva strikes his damaru, he creates Dhwani, the primordial sound. This sound then echoes throughout the cosmos as Pratidwani, the manifestation of all audible sound. This illustrates that every sound we hear is part of the divine dance of Nataraja.

Performers

Sharmila Biswas
Odissi Dancer & Choreographer
Sharmila Biswas is one of the leading dancers and choreographers in the field of Indian Classical Dance. She is known for her contribution in the development and promotion of Odissi dance and Music in the past three decades.One of the prominent students of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, she has participated as the lead dancer in a number of her Guru’s dance productions, and toured in India and abroad.

Sharmila Biswas is the Artistic Director of Odissi Vision & Movement Centre, one of the prime Cultural Institutions of India. Tracing the many facets of traditional performing arts of Odisha, and in that context viewing Odissi dance and its intrinsic links with its roots have been the foundation of most of the productions of her institution. Both her solo and group works have received critical acclaim. She is also the Dance Director of late Rituparno Ghosh’s award winning film Chitrangada.

Graded as an ‘Outstanding’ artist by The Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. Of India and ‘Top’ artists by Doordarshan, India, she is also the author of a textbook in Odissi dance titled, Knowing Odissi. Her biographical book Offstage with Sharmila Biswas has been published by the National Indo Canadian Council, Canada.

She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for her contribution to Odissi Dance.

Koushik Das
Odissi Dancer
Koushik Das is a disciple of Guru Smt Sharmila Biswas and a senior repertory dancer of Shamila Biswas’s group (Odissi Vision and Movements). He is recognized as a ‘ Promising Artist’ by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Dipjoy Sarkar
Odissi Dancer
Dipjoy Sarkar is a disciple of renowned Odissi exponent guru smt. Sharmila Biswas. He is a Reportory dancer of Odissi Vision & movement centre directed by smt. Sharmila biswas . He completed his undergraduate studies with first-class distinction in Odissi dance at Rabindra Bharati University. He has secured first position in an odissi dance competition at West Bengal state music academy organised by West Bengal government. He has received CCRT senior National Scholarship by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Raaginni Hindocha
Odissi Dancer
Raaginni Hindocha is a disciple of Guru Smt. Sharmila Biswas

As part of the repertory she has performed in esteemed festivals namely Konark, Dhauli- Kalinga, Hirakud, Yaksha, NKC, Dover Lane music conference, NAAD, and few others. Apart from being a full time dancer she also turned her hobby in editing and designing professionally to do the same for other dancers.

Biswajit Mondal
Odissi Dancer
Biswajit Mondal is a disciple of Odissi exponent Guru Smt Sharmila Biswas and has been training under her guidance for the past 3 years.

He’s a repertory dancer at Odissi Vision & Movement Centre and has performed at prestigious dance festivals across India, including the Central Sangeet Natak Academy, NCPA, and Kalakshetra Foundation and more.

He’s received numerous achievements and recently won first position in an Odissi dance competition at West Bengal State Music Academy, organized by the West Bengal Government.