Prateek Pattanaik is a musician and a scholar. His work primarily comprises of performing Odissi music and editing palm leaf manuscripts. Well known for his archiving efforts and lecture-demonstrations, Prateek is the author of the voluminous 'Odissi Sangita Baridhi' consisting of musical notations and the first coffee table book in the Odia language titled 'ODIA : Journey of a Language'.