Baishnaba PaniBaishnaba Pani was an Indian writer and arranger of jatras, a type of folk-theatre in the state of Odisha.Early lifeHe was born at Kothapada, Mahanga, Cuttack, Odisha.CareerPani introduced "gitinatya" for the first time in Odia-language jatra. Some of his popular jatra stories include "Saudagara Farce", "Abu Hussain Farce", and "'Natua Mohanty Farce".