Kelucharan Mohapatra

Kelucharan Mohapatra

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra (Oriya: ଗୁରୁ କେଳୁଚରଣ ମହାପାତ୍ର) (January 8, 1926 - April 7, 2004) was an Indian classical dancer, guru and proponent of Odissi dance, who is credited for the revival of the classical dance form in the 20th century. A Noted Sanskrit poet of India writes on this Guru 'that Saango-paanga-subhangi-laasa-madhuram samteerna-nrutyaarnavam' which means - Each fraction of his dancing body leads to paramount sweetness through the miraculous pose and postures. In fact, Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra crossed the ocean of styles.