Shyama Charan Pati Explained

Shyama Charan Pati
Birth Date:1940
Birth Place:Icha, Jharkhand, India
Death Date: (aged 80)
Occupation:Dancer
Known For:Chhau dance
Children:Susmita Pati and Devashish Pati
Awards:Padma Shri

Shyama Charan Pati (1940 – 29 October 2020) was an Indian dancer, known as one of the leading exponents of the Seraikala tradition of Chhau, a martial dance form of India.[1] He was a member of the Court of the Central University of Jharkhand.[2]

Career

He was born in 1940 in a poor Brahmin family in the village of Icha in the Indian state of Jharkhand,[3] and moved to Jamshedpur and trained Kathak and Bharat Natyam under Guru Ban Bihari Acharya.[4] Later, he also trained under gurus such as Panchanan Singh Deo and Tarini Prasad Singh Deo. He trained many students such as Sujata Maheshwari[5] and Sovanabrata Sircar[6] and performed on various stages in India and abroad.[7] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian dance.[8] His daughter, Susmita Pati, is also an accomplished Chhau dancer.

Pati died on 29 October 2020, aged 80.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chhau guru hosts workshop . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125074825/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120121/jsp/jharkhand/story_15030774.jsp#.VmsYC_l97IU . dead . 25 January 2012 . Telegraph India . 21 January 2012 . December 11, 2015.
  2. Web site: MEMBERS OF THE COURT . Central University of Jharkhand . 2015 . December 11, 2015.
  3. Web site: Shyama Charan Pati Guru cshaú dance group in Hungary . Indian Embassy in Hungary . 21 May 2013 . December 11, 2015.
  4. Web site: After award, questions follow . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114257/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060323/asp/jharkhand/story_5996022.asp . dead . 22 December 2015 . The Telegraph . 23 March 2006 . December 11, 2015.
  5. Web site: Sujata Maheshwari . Sujata Nrityalaya . 2015 . December 11, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222075210/http://sujatanrityalaya.org/about_us . December 22, 2015 .
  6. Web site: Sovanabrata Sircar . Sovannutan . 2015 . December 11, 2015.
  7. Web site: Invitation: Chhau Dance Group Performing In Hungary, 17–21 May . Xpat Loop . 15 May 2013 . December 11, 2015.
  8. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . July 21, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . October 15, 2015 .
  9. https://www.avenuemail.in/jamshedpur/chhau-icon-guru-shyama-charan-passes-away/155168/ Chhau icon Guru Shyama Charan passes away

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