1. Baisali Mohanty was born on 5 August 1994 and is an international diplomat and United Nations official, author, Indian classical dancer and analyst of foreign and public policy.
10 Facts About Baisali Mohanty
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Baisali Mohanty is a regular contributor on foreign policy and strategic affairs to several prestigious international publications including American business magazine Forbes, The Huffington Post, The Diplomat and openDemocracy, London.
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Baisali Mohanty is the founder of Oxford Odissi Centre that is involved in promotion and training of Odissi dance at University of Oxford and other leading institutions in the United Kingdom.
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Baisali Mohanty was born on 5 August 1994 in Puri, Odisha, to renowned feminist, poet and author Manasi Pradhan and Radha Binod Mohanty, an electrical engineer from the Indian Institute of Technology.
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Baisali Mohanty was educated at Blessed Sacrament High School Puri and KIIT International School, Bhubaneswar.
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Baisali Mohanty received her bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations from the Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi.
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Baisali Mohanty earned her Master's Degree from University of Oxford with first division writing her dissertation on Nuclear Diplomacy.
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Baisali Mohanty received her training in Odissi dance from renowned Odissi teacher Padma Shri Guru Gangadhar Pradhan for over a decade until his demise.
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Baisali Mohanty received advance training in Choreography from another eminent Odissi teacher and choreographer Padma Shri Guru Ileana Citaristi.
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Baisali Mohanty is the founder of Oxford Odissi Festival, a first of its kind annual Indian classical dance festival held at the University of Oxford by Oxford Odissi Centre.