Professor Ramhari Das ରାମହରି ଦାସ | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ramhari Das |
Born | Kanpur, Balasore, Odisha | 1 February 1953
Genres | Odissi music |
Occupations | Odissi music Guru, singer, professor, scholar, musicologist, composer |
Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2008 |
Pandit Ramhari Das (Odia: ରାମହରି ଦାସ, romanized: Rāmahari Dāsa, Odia: [raːmɔhɔri d̪aːsɔ] ; born 1953) is a leading singer, composer, musicologist and Guru of Odissi music.[1] Known for his renditions, compositions, lecture-demonstrations and writings,[2] Das has served as a professor and led the Odissi vocal department in prominent musical institutions of Odisha, including the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya and the Utkal University of Culture.[3][2] He is the founder of Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula at Biragobindapur, Puri.[4] For his contributions to Odissi music, Das received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2008.[3][5]