Ramhari Das

Professor
Ramhari Das
ରାମହରି ଦାସ
Guru Ramhari Das performing at Rajarani Music Festival 2021
Background information
Birth nameRamhari Das
Born(1953-02-01)1 February 1953
Kanpur, Balasore, Odisha
GenresOdissi music
OccupationsOdissi 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]

  1. ^ Shrestha Bharat Sanskriti Samagam : A festival of Music, Dance, Drama, Folk, Tribal Arts, Puppetry & Allied Traditions. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi ; Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department, Government of Odisha ; Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, Odisha. 2018. p. 10.
  2. ^ a b Vidyarthi, Nita (17 October 2013). "Raising his voice". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ramhari Das". Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "About Guru Ramhari Das". Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Award for 3 Orissa artistes". The Hindu. 12 January 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2020.