Jatra Star Shivshankar Panda: From Stage Hero to Fading Memory in East Medinipur

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News18•19-02-2026, 16:32
Jatra Star Shivshankar Panda: From Stage Hero to Fading Memory in East Medinipur
- •Shivshankar Panda, once known as 'Shree Bhattacharya', was a superhit hero of the Jatra world in Medinipur.
- •He joined professional Jatra at 23, quickly gaining fame for his powerful dialogue delivery and stage presence in over 200 plays.
- •Panda was highly popular across East Medinipur, West Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, and Jhargram districts.
- •He mentored many young actors, teaching them dialogue delivery, stage movement, and emotional expression.
- •Now, due to age, he no longer performs, and his once-dazzling career is slowly fading into memory, a testament to forgotten rural talents.
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