ସ୍ଵୟଂପ୍ରଭା ପାଢ଼ୀ ଜଣେ ଗାୟିକା, ସାଂସ୍କୃତି ଗବେଷିକା ଅଟନ୍ତି । ସେ ସମଧ୍ୱନି ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ପତ୍ରିକାର ଓ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ସମ୍ପାଦକ, ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ସମଧ୍ୱନି ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ସଂଗଠନ (୨୦୦୫ ମସିହାରୁ ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ କାମକରୁଛି) ଓ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ ସମଧ୍ୱନି ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଗବେଷଣକେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓ ସମଗ୍ର ଓଡିଶାରେ ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ବାତାବରଣ ତିଆରି କରିବା ଓ ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱରକୁ ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ତୋଳିଧରିବା ପାଇଁ ସମଧ୍ବନି ସଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ଓ ଗବେଷଣା କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ସେ ପ୍ରୟାସ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। Ms Swayamprava Parhi is a vocal Artist, a folk cultural researcher. She is the chief editor of Samadhwani cultural magazine. Swayamprava has been involved in the Village Biography Writing Initiatives with school students since 2005. During Covid-19, she initiated a new approach to work with school students. She shifted her village biography work online while tying up with different schools in Odisha. She edited a book comprising the writings of village biographies of school students written during Covid-19. She has extensively documented issues like the Food culture of Odisha, Syncretism in India, and Music of the Marginalized Artists. Now, she is focusing on the role of Women in the Performing Folk Art forms of Odisha. She also happens to be a Documentary Filmmaker. She produced her documentary “Ganda Baja” in 2022. She has been working closely with noted organic farmer Sri Natabar Sarangi since 2008 in the Narisho/Niali areas and documenting his childhood memories, life experiences and food history of coastal Odisha particularly of Puri and Cuttack district, both in written and audio-video formats.