Gambhir Singh Mura Explained
Gambhir Singh Mura (1930 - 9 November 2002) was an Indian tribal dancer known for his contributions to the tribal martial dance of Chhau.[1] [2] He was an exponent of the Purulia school of Chhau.[3]
Mura was born in a tribal family to Jipa Singh Mura[4] at Pitikiri Bamni village in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[5] He performed in many places such as England, France,[6] Japan and USA. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1981.[7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Chhau village comes alive at Kharagpur puja . Times of India . 16 October 2010 . 1 July 2015.
- Web site: Baghmundi is the place of Chhow dance . Baghmundi Block Development Office . 2015 . 1 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150702062155/http://www.bdobaghmundi.in/news_details.php?Nid=3 . 2 July 2015 . dead .
- Book: Folklore, Public Sphere, and Civil Society . National Folklore Support Centre . 2004 . 1 July 2015 . M. D. Muthukumaraswamy, Molly Kaushal . 317 . 9788190148146.
- Web site: Nepal Chandra Sutradhar . Daricha . 2015 . 1 July 2015.
- Web site: Famous Personalities . Purulia District Official site . 2015 . 1 July 2015.
- Web site: National Institute of Chhau and Folk Dances . National Institute of Chhau and Folk Dances . 2015 . 1 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150702095815/http://www.chhaudance.8k.com/custom4.html . 2 July 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Padma Shri . Padma Shri . 2015 . 18 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
