 He now also teaches vocal, harmonium and the Odissi mardal drum, or pakhawaj.In 1994, Devraj co-founded Chitralekha Odissi Dance Creations (now Chitralekha Odissi Dance Creations Incorporated or CODC Inc.) with his mother and sister, Chitralekha and Ellora Patnaik.In 1995 they inaugurated the presentation of major Odissi works on a hitherto unprecedented scale in North America, with Glaanisanghaar, or 'the destruction of evil' a dance drama which detailed the ten incarnations of Vishnu in accordance with the Gita Govinda or the twelfth century poet Jayadeva.