Oxford Odissi festival was conceptualized by Baisali Mohanty, a Master’s Degree student in International Studies at the Oxford University, who founded the Oxford Odissi Centre in 2015. The Oxford Odissi Festival is also the first ever Indian classical dance festival being held in the 900 year old Oxford University.
The festival was organised by Oxford Odissi Centre in association with Oxford India Society and the Indian High Commission in London was attended by a host of dignitaries including senior Indian diplomats, a number of British parliamentarians, renowned academics of Oxford University, British artists and celebrities and many other notable personalities.