He is Masters in Sanskrit Vyakarna and Masters in Education, Presently a PhD Scholar, began to be tutored in KATHAK by Guru Mysore B Nagaraj at the Articulate Dance Studios , Bangaloreand has clocked more than 8 years of training.
He stands tall with his training giving equal emphasis in the Lucknow and Jaipur Gharana.
Laxminarayan Jena has picked up choice Kathak repertoire through intense workshops conducted by Guru Smt Durga Arya, and Guru Shama Bhate , also influenced in abhinay by Guru Sri Deepak Mazumdar, Mumbai's support and gudance.
He has imbibed the satvik aspect of abhinaya from his Guru Mysore B Nagaraj which remains his forte along with his command over Nritya of Kathak Form.
His AVADHANA presentation, a lost art of extempore abhinaya on the spot to the impromptu anecdotes challenged by discerning prekashaka, has won him laurels establishing his credentials in the art of storytelling through medium of Kathak.
Laxminarayan Jena is empanelled by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ministry of external affairs, Govt of India to represent India in performances abroad and is a graded artist of Doordarshan.
Among many awards bestowed on him suffice to mention "NALANDA NRUTYA NIPUNA" by NALANDA dance research institute, Mumbai and " PT DURGALAL ENDOWMENT PRIZE" by YCPA Sri Krishna Gana Sabha Trust, Chennai.