Birth name Sujata Mohanty Name Sujata Mohapatra | Movies Odissi | |
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Occupation(s) Indian classical dancerr, performer Similar People Kelucharan Mohapatra, Madhavi Mudgal, Sanjukta Panigrahi, Kumkum Mohanty | ||
Sujata mohapatra s pallavi
Sujata Mohapatra (born June 27, 1968) is an Indian classical dancer and teacher of Odissi dancing style.
Contents
- Sujata mohapatra s pallavi
- Odissi dance performance by sujata mohapatra part 5 dvd
- Early life and background
- Career
- Awards
- References
Odissi dance performance by sujata mohapatra part 5 dvd
Early life and background
Sujata Mohapatra was born in Balasore in 1968. She started learning Odissi at an early age from Guru Sudhakar Sahu.
Mohapatra came to Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, in 1987 to further her training under Padma Vibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra at Odissi Research Center in Bhubaneshwar. She married Ratikant Mohapatra, son of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. Her daughter Preetisha Mohapatra is also an Odissi dancer.
Career
Mohapatra started dancing Odissi classical and folk dance with Sahu's dance troupe in programs across Odisha. Under the tutelage of Mohapatra, her dance style evolved, and she was groomed to become one of the foremost Odissi dancers of her generation. Mohapatra performs in India, and other countries, as a soloist and a leading member of the Srjan Dance Troupe, founded by her father-in-law.
Mohapatra is actively involved in teaching Odissi. She is the Principal of 'Srjan' (Odissi Nrityabasa), a prime Odissi Dance Institution founded by Mohapatra. She holds a master's degree in Oriya Literature from Utkal University, and has done research work at the Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar.
In July 2011, she opened an Odissi Institute - Guru Keerti Srjan, in her hometown, Balasore.