Gopal Chandra Panda

{{short description|Odissi Singer and Guru}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Gopal Chandra Panda | death_place = | native_name = ଗୋପାଳ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ପଣ୍ଡା | honorific_prefix = | module2=Awards: [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] 2011 | associated_acts = | label = | years_active = | instruments = | occupations = [[Odissi music]] Guru, musicologist, vocalist & composer | genre = Odissi music | death_date = | image = Odissi music Guru Gopal Chandra Panda.jpg | birth_place = Ramakrusnapura, Bhadrak, [[Odisha]] | birth_date = {{Birth date |df=yes|1940|6|17}} | website = | birth_name = Gopal Chandra Panda | caption = Pt. Panda at his residence in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]] | alt = | landscape =  | image_size = | native_name_lang = or }}

''Pandit'' '''Gopal Chandra Panda''' ({{Langx|or|ଗୋପାଳ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ପଣ୍ଡା|translit=Gopāḷa Chandra Paṇḍā}}, {{IPA|or|gopaːɭɔ t͡ʃɔnd̪ɾɔ pɔɳɖaː|lang|LL-Q33810 (ori)-Prateek Pattanaik-ଗୋପାଳ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ପଣ୍ଡା.wav}}; born 1940) is a Guru of [[Odissi music|Odissi classical music]], vocalist, researcher and composer. A disciple of [[Singhari Shyamsundar Kar]], he has authored several books such as ''Odissi Raga Ratnabali'' & ''Odissi Raga Darpana'',<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Awardee Details : Gopal Chandra Panda|url=https://www.srjan.com/gkcmawardee.php|access-date=2020-11-26|website=srjan.com}}</ref> and is acclaimed for his efforts to collect & document several traditional Odissi ragas from the hinterlands. Panda served as a lecturer and head of department in the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya for nearly three decades. He has performed in music festivals across the country<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Panda|first=Pt. Gopal Chandra|title=Odisi Raga Ratnabali|year=2004|location=Bhubaneswar|language=hi|script-title=hi:ओडिसी राग रत्नावली}}</ref> and is the founder of the ''Gopal Panda Odissi Academy''. In 2011, Panda received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for his contributions to Odissi music.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Sangeet Natak Akademi : Gopal Chandra Panda|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=616&at=2|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=9 October 2012|title=Gopal Ch. Panda to receive Sangeet Natak Akademi award|work=OdishaTV|url=https://odishatv.in/odisha-news/gopal-ch-panda-to-receive-sangeet-natak-akademi-award-15760|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>

Panda started his initial training in Odissi music from his father Nilamani Panda and his elder brother Nandakishore Panda. He continued his training under Guru Damodar Panda and Adiguru [[Singhari Shyamsundar Kar]]. He served as a lecturer in the [[Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya]] from 1972 onwards, and as the head of the Odissi music department from 1984 to 1998.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":11">{{Cite book|last=Parhi|first=Kirtan Narayan|title=Odisi Sangitara Itihasa|publisher=Jayadev Foundation Trust|year=2005|location=Bhubaneswar|language=or}}</ref> Panda's disciples are among the foremost exponents of Odissi music in the present times, including Guru [[Ramhari Das]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Guru Ramhari Das|url=http://www.odissigurukul.org/about-gurugi.html|access-date=26 November 2020|website=Ramahari Das Odishi Gurukul Trust|archive-date=4 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804210254/http://odissigurukul.org/about-gurugi.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mitali Chinara and Binod Bihari Panda. His daughters [[Sangita Panda]] and Sarita Panda are renowned vocalists.

He has collected and documented traditional compositions in over a hundred Ragas in his published works.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" /> Panda's compositions are widely sung in Odissi music recitals and employed in [[Odissi|Odissi dance]]. He has worked closely with the founding Gurus of Odissi dance, including Guru [[Deba Prasad Das]] and toured around the globe as the chief singer for recitals of [[Indrani Rahman]], one of the first professional Odissi dancers.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=16 October 2014|title=Book to popularise Odissi ragas - Gopal Chandra Panda brings out his 40 years of research on music|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/book-to-popularise-odissi-ragas-gopal-chandra-panda-brings-out-his-40-years-of-research-on-music/cid/1592023|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> Panda has also composed all the ''ashtapadi''s of [[Jayadeva]]'s ''[[Gita Govinda|Gitagovinda]]'' following the original Raga-Tala indications of the 12th-century poet, in an attempt to approximate a reconstruction of the same.<ref name=":1" />

== Life == [[File:Odissi music Guru Gopal Chandra Panda with daughter Sangita Panda.png|thumb|267x267px|Pt. Gopal Chandra Panda performing with his daughter Smt. Sangita Panda]] Gopal Chandra Panda was born in the village of Ramakrusnapura in the Bhadrak district of Odisha in 1940. His father Nilamani Panda initiated him into [[Odissi music]], and his elder brother Nandakishore Panda continued his musical training. He further learned Odissi music under Guru Damodar Panda and ''Gayakaratna'' Guru [[Singhari Shyamsundar Kar]]. Panda also learned Hindustani music from Pt. Kundala Adinarayana and Pt. Gobind Chandra Paluskar.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite book|last=Panda|first=Pt. Gopal Chandra|title=Odisi Raga Darpana|date=December 2011|location=Bhubaneswar|language=or}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Venkataraman|first=Leela|date=22 April 2019|title=Odishi Raga Utsav - Taalam|url=https://narthaki.com/info/taalam/taalam88.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=narthaki.com}}</ref>

He received a Senior Research Fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for his research on Odissi music.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":11" />

== Research & institution == {{Odissi Classical Music sidebar}}Panda established the ''Gopal Panda Odissi Academy'', through which he imparts training in Odissi classical music to students. The academy has brought out several volumes of his research publications and accompanying audio recorded renditions by vocalists.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Ganesh|first=Deepa|date=2019-11-28|title=From the land of Jagannatha|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/from-the-land-of-jagannatha/article30107130.ece|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Annual festival === Every year, the academy organises an annual festival showcasing solo & group recitals of traditional Odissi ragas, Odissi dance performances and a comparative recital of a selected Raga by eminent musicians of the three streams of Indian classical music : Odissi, [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]] & [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]]. ''Guru Singhari Samman'' and ''Bhagabati Smruti Samman'' awards are conferred to musicians and musicologists.<ref name=":2" /> Nationally renowned artistes of Odissi music,<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|last=Sinha|first=Manjari|date=2018-11-09|title=For the love of Odissi ragas|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/for-the-love-of-odissi-ragas/article25443301.ece|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> such as Guru [[Ramhari Das]], Guru [[Dhaneswar Swain]] ([[Mardala|Odissi Mardala]]), Guru [[Sachidananda Das]] ([[Mardala|Odissi Mardala]]) and of Hindustani & Carnatic music, such as Pt [[Vidyadhar Vyas]], Pt K Vageesh, [[Sudha Ragunathan|Sudha Raghunathan]] have performed in the festival. Among the dancers who have presented in the festival are [[Kumkum Mohanty]], [[Madhavi Mudgal]], [[Sujata Mohapatra|Sujata Mahapatra]], Meera Das, [[Ileana Citaristi]], [[Ranjana Gauhar]], Aloka Kanungo, Ramli Ibrahim, Durga Charan Mohanty, Leena Mohanty, Niranjan Rout.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=Sinha|first=Manjari|date=3 May 2019|title=In solidarity with Odissi|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/in-solidarity-with-odissi/article27009714.ece|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|date=15 October 2014|title=Odissi ragas take centre stage at concert|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Odissi-ragas-take-centre-stage-at-concert/articleshow/44822422.cms|access-date=2020-11-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web|date=2017-12-09|title=Guru Gopal Panda Odissi Academy to honour Minati Mishra, Lata Gosh & Srinivas Satapathy|url=https://indiawhispers.com/2017/12/09/guru-gopal-panda-odissi-academy-honour-minati-mishra-lata-gosh-srinivas-satapathy/|access-date=2020-11-26|website=India Whispers|language=en-US}}</ref>

Among the ragas elaborated in past editions of the annual festival are ''Abhiri'', ''Bangala, Basanta, Bichitra Desakhya, Chinta Kamodi, Debakiri, Dhanasri, Goudi, Khambabati, Khanda Kamodi, Krusna Kedara, Madhukiri, Malaba, Mangala Kamodi, Mohana Kedara, Punnagabaradi, Ramakiri, Sindhu Kamodi, Tara''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

Among the dance items presented in past editions of the festival are :<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

* Duet based on Ragas ''Mangala Gujjari, Lalitaa and Chakrakeli'' by Datuk Ramli Ibrahim and Gitika Shree (Malaysia) * ''Saabari Pallavi'' and ''abhinaya'' based on Raga ''Madhu Saranga'' by Guru Meera Das *''Krusnakedara Pallavi'', based on the Raga ''Krusna Kedara'' and cycling through all the important talas of Odissi music, by Guru [[Ileana Citaristi]] * ''Gundakeri Pallavi'' and ''abhinaya'' based on Raga ''Rasa Manjari'' by Guru [[Madhavi Mudgal]] *''Ragavilasini'' based on Ragas ''Khambabati, Goudi, Desakhya'' by Jyoti Srivastava, Sushant Maharana

==== Recipients of ''Guru Singhari Samman'' ====

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* [[Shyamamani Devi]] (2014) *Minati Mishra (2017) *Harmohan Khuntia (2018) *[[Ramhari Das]] (2019) *Ramesh Chandra Das (2020)

==== Recipients of ''Bhagabati Smruti Samman'' ====

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* Arati Mishra (2014) *Lata Ghosh (2017) *Chapala Mishra (2018) *Binapani Nayak (2019) *Bhanumati Sahu (2020)

==== Recipients of ''Guru Gopal Panda Yuva Pratibha Samman'' ==== * Srinivas Satpathy (2017) *Lingaraj Pradhan (2018) * Rupak Kumar Parida (2019) *Ajay Kumar Dash (2020)

== Awards and honours ==

* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2011)<ref name=":0" /> * Orissa Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2000)<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2011|title=Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademy Award Winners (1970-2012)|url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/104-108.pdf|journal=Odisha Reference Annual - 2011|publisher=Government of Odisha|pages=104–108|archive-date=8 December 2020|access-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208221126/http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/104-108.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Srjan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award (2009)<ref name=":7" /> *Sangeet Saraswati Samman by Sangita Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash Foundation *Ila Panda Smaraki Sangeet Samman<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-26|title=Noted singer Dr Gopal Chandra Panda felicitated with Ila Panda Smaraki Sangeet Samman {{!}} OTV News|url=https://odishatv.in/breaking-news/noted-singer-dr-gopal-chandra-panda-felicitated-with-ila-panda-smaraki-sangeet-samman-172940|access-date=2020-11-28|website=OdishaTV|language=en-US}}</ref> *KAMS Charity Lifetime Achievement Award (2021)

== See also ==

* [[Odissi music]] * [[Mardala]] * [[Gita Govinda]] * ''[[Gitaprakasa]]''

== References == <references />

== External links == {{Commons category|Gopal Chandra Panda}}

* [https://odishimusic.in/ Website of Guru Gopal Panda Odissi Academy] * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPXluyk_OsYZc0UkOSeGsA YouTube channel of Guru Gopal Panda Odissi Academy] * [https://www.facebook.com/Guru-Gopal-Panda-Odishi-Akademy-100786558376351 Facebook page of Guru Gopal Panda Odissi Academy] *Performances of Odissi Ragas by Guru Gopal Panda and his students, Guru Gopal Panda Odissi Academy : **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flWm0AJbHBk ''Abhiri''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5weRhkgI0 ''Ananda''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXIponuTr2c ''Bangala''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULZfo-0NBws ''Basanta''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5xrN1kyuRQ ''Bichitra Desakhya''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5xrN1kyuRQ ''Kamoda''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd5Z2HE5keM ''Krusna Kedara''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQEeA4zlagA ''Khanda Kamodi''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSU5KhKeBeY ''Khambabati''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5weRhkgI0 ''Gundakeri''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5fbF_mZsHw ''Goudi''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5weRhkgI0 ''Chakrakeli''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXKooQWjoik ''Chinta Kamodi''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J5YZaI4sBM&feature=youtu.be ''Debakiri''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6LfZtrvHYI ''Dhanasri''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zjb58TrERQ ''Tara''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlj5f8BC1dI ''Madhukeri''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu8Pai2w8ZQ ''Madhyamadi''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIriAcURx_U ''Mangala Dhanasri''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFvd2TY9QK8 ''Mangala Kamodi''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvLTbeKN5O0 ''Mohana Kedara''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXI7L9DtAbk ''Punnaga Baradi''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5bLHKuqYFg ''Ramakeri''] **[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj924vhQhpo ''Sindhu Kamodi'']

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