Ramarao Patro Explained

Pt. Ramarao Patro
Birth Place:1947
Kabisuryanagar, Ganjam, Odisha
Native Name Lang:or
Birth Name:Ramarao Patro
Genre:Odissi music
Occupation:Odissi music Guru, vocalist, Odissi Binākāra, composer
Instrument:Odissi Bina
Native Name:ରାମାରାଓ ପାତ୍ର
Origin:Kabisuryanagar

Pandit Ramarao Patro (; born 1947) is an Odissi music Guru, Odissi Bina exponent or Binākāra (also spelled Veena), noted composer & vocalist.[1] He has composed music for hundreds of Odissi dance items[2] and has worked closely with the founding Gurus of Odissi dance including Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Guru Deba Prasad Das & Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra.[3] He has widely performed Odissi Bina recitals across the state.[4] He presently teaches Odissi Veena to students at Guru Ramhari Das' Odissi Gurukul at Biragobindapur, Puri, Odisha. Patro is the very last Guru and artiste of the Odissi Veena.[5] [6] Patro started his initial training at the age of six in the Gandhiji Sangita Kalamandira established by Acharya Tarini Charan Patra in his hometown. He initially trained under Guru Bauribandhu Das and Guru Krusna Chandra Brahma. He then learned vocal Odissi music and the intricacies of the Bina in the Odissi style of music from Tarini Charan Patra himself. He later joined the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya as a student and continued his musical education there. He is the author of a voluminous book 'Odissi Sangita Baridhi' (co-authored with disciple Prateek Pattanaik) documenting details of 60 Odissi ragas and 140 traditional Odissi compositions as taught by Guru Tarini Charan Patra.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Pioneer. The. Tribute paid to Mardal maestro Banamali. 2020-11-27. The Pioneer. en.
  2. Web site: Review - National Festival of Odissi Dance & Music 2009 - Part 2 - Ratikant Mohapatra. 2020-11-27. narthaki.com.
  3. News: Chakra. Shyamhari. 2016-11-03. Celebrating an alternate style of Odissi. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-11-27. 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: 2020-01-31. Gurukul Utsav – a befitting birthday bash for Guru Ramahari Das. 2020-11-27. The Samikhsya. en-US.
  5. Web site: 72-year-old Veena player of Odisha reviving the glory of the instrument. 2020-11-27. The New Indian Express.
  6. Web site: Bureau. Odisha360 com. 18th Annual Guru Pankaj Utsav Inaugurated Odisha 360 - News, Events and Complete Information About the State. 2020-11-27. en-US.
  7. Book: Patro . Ramarao . Pattanaik . Prateek . Odissi Sangita Baridhi ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ବାରିଧି: ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ତାରିଣୀ ଚରଣ ପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶିତ ଓ ସଂଗୃହୀତ ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ପ୍ରବନ୍ଧ ଗୁଚ୍ଛ . 22 May 2023 . Odia Media Private Limited . 978-93-95150-55-2 . First . 16 August 2023.

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