Baishnaba Pani

Baishnaba Pani (1882–1956) was an Indian writer and arranger of jatras, a type of folk-theatre in the state of Odisha.

Earlupy 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".