Kelucharan Mohapatra
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (Oriya: ଗୁରୁ କେଳୁଚରଣ ମହାପାତ୍ର) (January 8, 1926 - April 7, 2004) was an Indian classical dancer, guru and proponent of Odissi dance, who is credited for the revival of the classical dance form in the 20th century.[2] A Noted Sanskrit poet of India writes on this Guru 'that Saango-paanga-subhangi-laasa-madhuram samteerna-nrutyaarnavam' which means - Each fraction of his dancing body leads to paramount sweetness through the miraculous pose and postures. In fact, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra crossed the ocean of styles.[3]
Awards
Quotes
- "Odissi is not a mere dance form to entertain people but to inspire and elevate. I don't actually dance but pray in compassion and the spectators say that this `form' is dancing." [4]
- ""The real dance must convey the feeling of undivided existence, that a spectator can feel that he is not different from the thing observed".[4]
Further reading
- The Making of a Guru: Kelucharan Mohapatra, His Life and Times, by Ileana Citaristi. Published by Manohar, 2001. ISBN 81-7304-369-8.
- The Dancing Phenomenon: mad boy, by Sharon Lowen, Kelucharan Mohapatra, Avinash Pasricha. Lustre Press, Roli Books, 2001. ISBN 81-7436-179-0.
References
- ^ Remembering the maestro Leela Venkatraman, The Hindu, April 15, 2005.
- ^ DANCE REVIEW; Sculptural And Sensual, It's Odissi by Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times, October 19, 2000.
- ^ http://www.srjan.com/guruji.aspx
- ^ a b "Glimpses of eternity". The Hindu (Chennai, India). April 7, 2006. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/04/07/stories/2006040701270300.htm.
External links
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| Name |
Mohapatra, Kelucharan |
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| Date of birth |
January 26, 1924 |
| Place of birth |
Raghurajpur, Puri, Orissa, India |
| Date of death |
April 7, 2004 |
| Place of death |
Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. |