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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.
May 6, 2024 · Kelucharan Mohapatra (born January 8, 1926, Raghurajpur, Orissa, India—died April 7, 2004, Bhubaneshwar) was an Indian dancer who led a 20th-century revival of odissi, a centuries-old style of dance associated with temples of Orissa and one of the principal forms of Indian classical dance.
Aug 24, 2021 · Kelucharan Mohapatra: Master who put Odissi dance on world stage. By HT School, Aug 24, 2021 12:30. This legendary guru of the Odissi revived the classical dance form in the 20th...
Among the many gems of Odisha has produced in different fields of art along the centuries, one of the latest is certainly the Odissi dance Guru Sri Kelucharan Mohapatra born on 8th January 1926 at Raghurajpur, Puri.
Sep 19, 2018 · Kelucharan benefited a great deal in his knowledge of rhythm and its complexities from his association with these two older men. But what he missed most was dancing, and this grieved him. At this time, Harihar Raut’s younger brother, Mayadhar Raut, joined Orissa Theatres as a child artiste.
Apr 7, 2020 · Kelucharan Mohapatra, fondly known as Kelu Babu, was born on 8 January 1926 in Raghurajpur, now a heritage village of Odisha famous for its Pattachitra paintings and Gotipua dancers. His father, who played the traditional khol, a percussion instrument, introduced him to the world of percussion from an early age.
