Damodar Hota

Padmakesari Damodar Hota ଦାମୋଦର ହୋତା
Background information
Born	(1935-12-25)25 December 1935 Puri, Odisha, British Raj
Origin	Puri, Odisha, India
Died	5 February 2022(2022-02-05) (aged 86) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Genres	Hindustani classical music, Odissi classical music (Udra Paddhatiya Sangita)
Occupations	Classical vocalist scholar composer educator

Pandit Damodar Hota (Odia: ଦାମୋଦର ହୋତା, romanized: Dāmodara Hotā; 25 December 1935 – 5 February 2022) was an Indian classical vocalist, musicologist, composer, and guru based in Odisha, India. He was an exponent of Hindustani classical music as well as Odissi classical music (Udra Paddhatiya Sangita).

His primary research on Odissi classical music in the 1960s was groundbreaking in uncovering the historical roots, distinct ragas, talas, and lakshyanas of the music.^[1]