Bhubaneswar: Folk performing arts such as Dasakathia, Pala, and Kandhei Nach are stepping beyond mere entertainment in Odisha, serving as powerful vehicles for public awareness, social consciousness, and meaningful societal change. In a creative and culturally rooted initiative, Ganjam district police have partnered with Dasakathia artistes to fight superstition, witch-hunting, and the brutal targeting of women branded as “dahani” (witches). The…
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