Kelucharan Mohapatra
Odissi Guru • Musician • Choreographer • Researcher • Teacher
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Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, born on January 8, 1926, in Raghurajpur, Puri, Odisha, India, was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent credited with the 20th-century revival and popularization of Odissi dance. His early life was steeped in art; he performed Gotipua, a traditional dance form where young boys impersonate women to honor Lord…
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Awards & Honors
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1966)
- Padma Shri (1974)
- Doctorate by Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal (1981)
- Padma Bhushan (1988)
- Kalidas Samman (1989)
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1991)
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