Kelucharan Mohapatra Explained

Kelucharan Mohapatra
Birth Date:8 January 1926
Birth Place:Raghurajpur, Puri, Odisha, India
Death Place:Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Occupation:Indian classical dancer, choreographer
Years Active:1935–2004
Spouse:Laxmipriya Mohapatra[1]
Children:Ratikant Mohapatra
Awards:Padma Vibhushan

Kelucharan Mohapatra (8 January 1926 – 7 April 2004) was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century.[2] He is the first person to receive the Padma Vibhushan from Odisha.[3]

A noted Sanskrit poet of India writes on this Guru: Saango-paanga-subhangi-laasya-madhuram samteerna-nrutyaarnavam, which translates as – "Each fraction of his dancing body leads to paramount sweetness, through miraculous poses and postures. In fact, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra crossed the ocean of styles."[4]

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 – Mardala and Tabla, which clearly resonates in his dance compositions. He was also skilled in the traditional Pattachitra painting.

Kelucharan Mohapatra along with his wife, Laxmipriya Mohapatra, herself a dancer, and their son Ratikant Mohapatra built Srjan in 1993.[5] Kelucharan Mohapatra was conferred a Doctorate by the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal in 1981.

Disciples

Some notable disciples include

Awards

Quotes made by Kelucharan Mohapatra

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. Leela Venkatraman, The Hindu, 15 April 2005.
  2. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E2DF153EF93AA25753C1A9669C8B63&&scp=1&sq=mad%20boy&st=cse DANCE REVIEW; Sculptural And Sensual, It's Odissi
  3. News: Sun dreamer gets Padma. https://web.archive.org/web/20130131182213/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130126/jsp/odisha/story_16487304.jsp#.URDi_GduBtY . dead . 31 January 2013 . Shilpi. Sampad. telegraphindia.com. after late Odissi dancer Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. 5 February 2013. Calcutta, India. 26 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Vanikavi Dr.Manmohan Acharya . SRJAN, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Nrityabasa . Srjan.com . 8 January 1926 . 22 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120910021257/http://www.srjan.com/GuruKelucharanMohapatra.php . 10 September 2012 .
  5. Web site: History Of Srjan . Srjan . 3 June 2018 .
  6. Web site: Meet the Renowned Shubhada Varadkar. She Fought Cancer with Dance. And Won . 28 February 2016 .
  7. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . 21 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
  8. News: Glimpses of eternity. https://web.archive.org/web/20080430131308/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/07/stories/2006040701270300.htm. dead. 30 April 2008. Chennai, India. The Hindu. 7 April 2006.

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