Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra dies

Padma Vibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra, the doyen of Odissi dance, passed away in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday following a brief illness, family sources said. He was 79.The artiste, who was instrumental......

An emotional farewell for Guru Kelucharan

Several hundred people today bid an emotional farewell to Odissi dance guru Kelucharan Mohapatra who died of cardiac arrest at his home at Bhimtangi in the capital Bhubaneswar yesterday.A large......

Rebellion in Sangeet Natak Akademi

Sixty artistes on Thursday approached President A P J Abdul Kalam demanding immediate removal of danseuse Sonal Mansingh from the helm of the Sangeet Natak Akademi accusing her of running the......

Guruji shaped the renaissance of Odissi

'Guruji never knew he was great'Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra is no more. But it does not sound real to me and to so many of his disciples, admirers, and friends because such people are eternal. He......