On the occasion of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Jayanti, the GKCM Odishi Research Centre here organised Odishi Dance on “Mangalacharan to Mokshya.”
Padma Bibhusan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was an Indian classical Odissi dancer, Guru and proponent of Odishi dance, who is credited for the revival of the classical dance form in the 20th century. The first presentation was Puspanjali by the students of the GKCM Odissi Research Centre followed by Mangalacharan “Ke Ki Kan Rama Stutee” by Sujata Mohapatra. Next item was “Batu Nrutya” by the internees of GKCM Odissi Research Centre. Dancers were Bharat Mishra, Bhagirathi, Arnapurna, Raghu and Prasanta. The item was directed by leena Nanda followed by “Pallavi” produced by leena Nanda and Munmun Chakroborty. Next was Abhinaya “Sakhi he” by Meera Das and “Shiva Tandaba” by Dusmanta, Trilochan and Soumya Bose. Concluding item was Mokshya presented by all the senior dancers.
The dignitaries who graced the occasion were former Chief Secretary Dr Subash Pani, Dr SK Tamotia, Kumkum Mohanty, Odisha Sangita Natak Akademi Secretary Pradeep Mishra and GKCM Odissi Research Centre Chief Executive Dr Sangita Gosain.
