Reela Hota () is an Odissi dance performer, educator and producer, who has several performances to her credit. Daughter of Yoga Guru, Bijoylaxmi Hota and former bureaucrat Purna Chandra Hota, Reela was exposed to dance, yoga & ashram life since childhood. Having trained under the 3 doyens of Odissi dance, Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Srimati Madhavi Mudgal and Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, she inculcated perfect rhythm, sophistication, grace and presentation skills. A trend setter, Reela Hota pioneered in making Indian spiritual philosophy such as Yoga, Kundalini and Sanskrit the theme of her performances and is credited for adding a new dimension to Odissi Dance - the spiritual aspect. Background Reela is the youngest daughter of the Sri Purna Chandra Hota, IAS and Bijoylaxmi Hota. Purna Hota was the topper of the 1962-batch Civil-Services and went on to be the Chairman UPSC. Bijoylaxmi Hota is a great yoga teacher and has written eight books on the subject 'Yoga and Food'. She has an elder sister Reema Singh, IRS and an elder brother Prasenjeet Hota. Career She started training early at the age of eight under Guru Gangadhar Pradhan. She went on to advance her dancing skills under the able guidance of Gurvi Madhavi Mudgal and the legendary Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. A trend setter, her association with the great spiritual master, Paramahamsa Swami Satyananda Saraswati, inspired Reela to make Indian spiritual philosophy the theme of her performances. Reela Hota, founded the Rays of Wisdom Society, an organization dedicated to highlighting how music, dance and vital therapeutic practices in traditional systems of healing can combine to meet lifestyle challenges of today. A grade artist, she has been awarded the Sanatan Nritya Puraskar for her outstanding contribution to Indian Arts. Reela is based out of New Delhi, India. Dance Fusion She diversified her range of productions by fusing Odissi with several other classical dance forms of India namely Manipuri, Kathak, Bharatnatyam and Chhau. One such masterpiece creation is Rabindra Abhivyakti, a unique fusion production based on the poetry of great Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, which brings out the "explain the spiritual and yogic significance of his poems through different art forms". In 2013 Reela achieved another milestone in her career to create a unique dance fusion on the healing aspect of Sanskrit when she collaborated with Ballet dancers from Bucharest National Opera House in what is the first-time-ever "amalgamation of Western classical and Odissi". Sometimes a