Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today paid his humble tributes to renowned Odissi dancer and Padma Vibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra on his birth anniversary.
Taking to the Twitter, the Chief Minister lauded the unparalleled contribution of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra for popularizing Odissi dance.
ପ୍ରଖ୍ୟାତ ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ନୃତ୍ୟ ଶିଳ୍ପୀ ପଦ୍ମ ବିଭୂଷଣ ଗୁରୁ କେଳୁଚରଣ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ନୃତ୍ୟର ଗରିମା ବୃଦ୍ଧି ସହ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରୀୟ ନୃତ୍ୟର ପ୍ରସାର କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ତାଙ୍କ ଅତୁଳନୀୟ ଅବଦାନ ସର୍ବଦା ପ୍ରେରଣାର ଉତ୍ସ। pic.twitter.com/KSdKc7B30z
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 8, 2021
Kelucharan Mohapatra was born on 8 January, 1926 in Puri district. He was regarded as one of the legendary Indian classical dancers.
An exponent of Odissi dance, Kelucharan Mohapatra is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century.
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