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Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra passes away
Bhubaneswar, Apr 07: Padma Vibhushan recipient Kelucharan Mohapatra, the doyen of Odissi dance, passed away here following a brief illness today, family sources said.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 07: Padma Vibhushan recipient
Kelucharan Mohapatra, the doyen of Odissi dance, passed away here following a brief illness today, family sources said.
The guru, who was instrumental in projecting the Odissi
dance at the world stage in a big way in the early 70s and
took the classical art form to an ethereal level, complained
of uneasiness at around 11 am.
He was rushed to a private nursing home but pronounced dead on arrival there, the sources said.
Guru Kelucharan, who had famous disciples including late Sanjukta Panigrahi, Kumkum Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh, Minati Mishra, Pratima Bedi and Madhavi Mudgal, was 78. He is survived by wife Laxmipriya, a son and a daughter. Bestowed with the Padmashree in 1972, he also received the Padmabhushan in 1989 and Padma Vibhushan in 2000.
Guru Kelucharan had performed all over India and many countries. He participated in the festivals of India in the UK, United States, the erstwhile Soviet Union, Japan and Germany.
He was presented the Kendriya Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1966.
The guru, assisted by his son and eminent dancer Ratikanta Mohapatra, had set up `Srijan`, an organisation dedicated to train more students in Odissi dance in 1994.
Bureau Report
He was rushed to a private nursing home but pronounced dead on arrival there, the sources said.
Guru Kelucharan, who had famous disciples including late Sanjukta Panigrahi, Kumkum Mohanty, Sonal Mansingh, Minati Mishra, Pratima Bedi and Madhavi Mudgal, was 78. He is survived by wife Laxmipriya, a son and a daughter. Bestowed with the Padmashree in 1972, he also received the Padmabhushan in 1989 and Padma Vibhushan in 2000.
Guru Kelucharan had performed all over India and many countries. He participated in the festivals of India in the UK, United States, the erstwhile Soviet Union, Japan and Germany.
He was presented the Kendriya Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1966.
The guru, assisted by his son and eminent dancer Ratikanta Mohapatra, had set up `Srijan`, an organisation dedicated to train more students in Odissi dance in 1994.
Bureau Report