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