Kelucharan Mohapatra
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| Kelucharan Mohapatra | |
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| Born | January 8, 1926 Raghurajpur, Puri, Orissa, India |
| Died | April 7, 2004 (aged 78) Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. |
| Occupation | Indian classical dancer, choreographer |
| Years active | 1935- 2004 |
| Spouse | Laxmipriya Mohapatra [1] |
| Awards | 1966:Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (Oriya: 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] 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.[3]
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[edit] Awards
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1966
- Padma Shri, 1972
- Padma Bhushan, 1989
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, 1991
- Padma Vibhushan, 2000
- Kalidas Samman from Madhya Pradesh government
[edit] Quotes
- "Odissi is not a mere dance form to entertain people but to inspire and elevate. I don't actually dance but pray in compassion and the spectators say that this `form' is dancing." [4]
- ""The real dance must convey the feeling of undivided existence, that a spectator can feel that he is not different from the thing observed".[4]
[edit] Further reading
- The Making of a Guru: Kelucharan Mohapatra, His Life and Times, by Ileana Citaristi. Published by Manohar, 2001. ISBN 81-7304-369-8.
- The Dancing Phenomenon: mad boy, by Sharon Lowen, Kelucharan Mohapatra, Avinash Pasricha. Lustre Press, Roli Books, 2001. ISBN 81-7436-179-0.
[edit] References
- ^ Remembering the maestro Leela Venkatraman, The Hindu, April 15, 2005.
- ^ DANCE REVIEW; Sculptural And Sensual, It's Odissi by Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times, October 19, 2000.
- ^ http://www.srjan.com/guruji.aspx
- ^ a b "Glimpses of eternity". The Hindu (Chennai, India). April 7, 2006. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/07/stories/2006040701270300.htm.
[edit] External links
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Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2004 deaths
- Dance instructors
- Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan
- Recipients of the Padma Shri
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
- People from Orissa
- Odissi dancers
- Indian classical dancers
- Indian classical choreographers
