While he was in the 3rd year, under the guidance of Guru Pankaj Charan Das he got an opportunity to play the mardal for the noted dancer Rita Devi, and with her went to Bombay, Delhi and Pune.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak | Prem Dhoj Pradhan | Pradhan | Sahana Pradhan | Gauri Pradhan | Sapana Pradhan Malla | pradhan | Gangadhar Pradhan |
The dancers like Guru Ratikant Mohapatra, Padmashree Gangadhar Pradhan Sujata Mohapatra, Rajashree Praharaj, Shilpa Shetty, Dona Ganguly, Rahul Acharya and many more have Choreographed the songs of the small poetry, Gitamohanam.