Dhaneswar Swain
Badyashree Guru Dhaneswar Swain ଧନେଶ୍ୱର ସ୍ୱାଇଁ | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dhaneswar Swain |
| Born | 18 May 1953 Nahantara, Puri, Odisha |
| Genres | Odissi music |
| Occupation(s) | Odissi Mardala (Odissi music) Guru and exponent, composer, scholar |
| Instrument | Mardala |
Dhaneswar Swain (Odia: ଧନେଶ୍ୱର ସ୍ୱାଇଁ, romanized: Dhaneswara Swāin; born on 18 May 1953) is an exponent and Guru of the Odissi Mardala, the traditional percussion instrument of Odissi music. He founded Vadya Vani Gurukula, an institution for training and research in Odissi Mardala and other traditional Odisha percussion instruments.