In this episode, Prathik and Revanth host Prateek Pattanaik to speak on what makes his heart throb, the heritage of Odisha and in particular, Odissi Music. Prateek walks us through the thousand year-long history of the music from its dedicated origins in the court of Lord Jagannatha of Puri to the palaces of the Gangas and Jagapatis to the ferries on Mahanadi and bullock carts that crisscross the countryside. They interrogate the various literary forms that sit with this form of music, its relations with other musical forms not least the megalithic Carnatic and Hindustani systems, the legacy vis-a-vis musical instruments and technology, and critically the classical-folk dichotomy. Prateek informs us also about the sociological and political factors and forces that make the life and spread of this musical form deeply troubled. But for the most part we, the audiences just listen to Prateek sing.
Prateek's Youtube Channel, the database for much of what is discussed in this episode and more:
https://www.youtube.com/c/pattaprateek
