Years active 1935–2004 Name Kelucharan Mohapatra | Role Dancer Children Ratikant Mohapatra | |
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Spouse Laxmipriya Mohapatra (m. ?–2004) Movies Baje Bainsi Nache Gunghura Awards | ||
Kelucharan mohapatra odissi dance kuru yadunandana
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (Odia: ଗୁରୁ କେଳୁଚରଣ ମହାପାତ୍ର; January 8, 1926 – April 7, 2004) was an Indian classical dancer, guru, and proponent of Odissi dance, who is credited for the revival of the classical dance form in the 20th century. He is the first person to get Padma Vibhushan from Odisha. A noted Sanskrit poet of India writes on this Guru 'Saango-paanga-subhangi-laasa-madhuram samteerna-nrutyaarnavam' which means - Each fraction of his dancing body leads to paramount sweetness through the miraculous poses and postures. In fact, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra crossed the ocean of styles.
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- Kelucharan mohapatra odissi dance kuru yadunandana
- Kelucharan mohapatra odissi dance gita govinda rati sukha sare
- Early life and History
- Awards
- Quotes
- References
Kelucharan mohapatra odissi dance gita govinda rati sukha sare
Early life and History
In his youth, Kelucharan Mohapatra performed Gotipua - a traditional dance form of Odisha where young boys dress up as woman to praise Lord Jagannath. Later in his life he did extensive research on Gotipua and Mahari dance, which lead him to restructure Odissi dance. Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was a master in Percussion instruments - Mridangam, Pakhavaj and Tabla , which clearly resonates in his dance compositions. He was also skilled in the traditional Pattachitra painting.
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra along with his wife, also a dancer Laxmipriya and their son Ratikant Mohapatra built Srjan [1] in 1993.
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