Kelucharan Mohapatra

Kelucharan Mohapatra
Born (1926-01-08)8 January 1926
Raghurajpur, Puri, Odisha, India
Died 7 April 2004(2004-04-07) (aged 78)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Occupation Indian classical dancer, choreographer
Years active 1935–2004
Spouse(s) Laxmipriya Mohapatra [1]
Awards Padma Vibhushan

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.[2] He is the first person to get Padma Vibhushan from Odisha.[3] A noted Sanskrit poet of India writes on this Guru 'that Saango-paanga-subhangi-laasa-madhuram samteerna-nrutyaarnavam' which means - Each fraction of his dancing body leads to paramount sweetness through the miraculous pose and postures. In fact, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra crossed the ocean of styles.[4]

Awards

Birthplace of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra at Raghurajpur, Odisha.

Quotes

References

  1. ↑ Remembering the maestro Leela Venkatraman, The Hindu, April 15, 2005.
  2. ↑ DANCE REVIEW; Sculptural And Sensual, It's Odissi by Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times, October 19, 2000.
  3. ↑ Sampad, Shilpi (January 26, 2013). "Sun dreamer gets Padma". telegraphindia.com (Calcutta, India). Retrieved 5 February 2013. after late Odissi dancer Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra
  4. ↑ Vanikavi Dr.Manmohan Acharya (1926-01-08). "SRJAN, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Nrityabasa". Srjan.com. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  5. 1 2 3 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Glimpses of eternity". The Hindu (Chennai, India). April 7, 2006.

Further reading

A temple dedicated to Kelucharan Mohapatra at Nrityagram Dance Community, near Bangalore.

External links

Video links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, May 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.