Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra

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Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was a legendary Indian classical dancer, choreographer, and teacher who played a pivotal role in shaping and popularizing the Odissi dance tradition worldwide.

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instanceOf Indian classical dancer
choreographer
dance teacher
person
awardReceived Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Dance NERFINISHED
Kalidas Samman NERFINISHED
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award NERFINISHED
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship NERFINISHED
birthDate 1926-01-08
birthPlace India NERFINISHED
Odisha NERFINISHED
Puri district NERFINISHED
Raghurajpur NERFINISHED
child Ratikant Mohapatra NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath India NERFINISHED
deathDate 2004-04-07
ethnicity Odia
fieldOfWork Odissi dance NERFINISHED
fullName Kelucharan Mohapatra NERFINISHED
genre Indian classical dance
givenName Kelucharan NERFINISHED
hasStudent Ileana Citaristi NERFINISHED
Ratikant Mohapatra NERFINISHED
Sanjukta Panigrahi NERFINISHED
Sonal Mansingh NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Guru
influenced Ileana Citaristi NERFINISHED
Ranjana Gauhar NERFINISHED
Ratikant Mohapatra NERFINISHED
Sanjukta Panigrahi NERFINISHED
Sonal Mansingh NERFINISHED
knownFor popularization of Odissi worldwide
revival of Odissi dance
legacy Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award for Dance and Music NERFINISHED
memberOf Odissi Research Centre NERFINISHED
movement Odissi revival movement NERFINISHED
nationality Indian
notableWork choreography of Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda as Odissi abhinaya
codification of Odissi technique and repertoire
occupation choreographer
dancer
percussionist
teacher
padmaBhushanYear 1989
padmaShriYear 1972
padmaVibhushanYear 2000
placeOfDeath Bhubaneswar NERFINISHED
Odisha NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
spouse Laxmipriya Mohapatra NERFINISHED
taughtAt Srjan – Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Nrityabasa NERFINISHED
trainedIn Gotipua tradition NERFINISHED
Odissi dance NERFINISHED
Pakhawaj NERFINISHED
workedAt Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya NERFINISHED

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Odissi codifiedBy Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra