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Odissi Singer and Guru

Professor Ramhari Das ରାମହରି ଦାସ Guru Ramhari Das performing at Rajarani Music Festival 2021 Background information Born Ramhari Das (1953-02-01)1 February 1953 Kanpur, Balasore, Odisha Genres Odissi music Occupations Odissi music Guru, singer, professor, scholar, musicologist, composer Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2008

Musical artist

*Pandit* **Ramhari Das** ([Odia](/source/Odia_language): ରାମହରି ଦାସ, romanized: *Rāmahari Dāsa*, Odia: [\[raːmɔhɔri d̪aːsɔ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Odia) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LL-Q33810_(ori)-Prateek_Pattanaik-%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%AE%E0%AC%B9%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%BF_%E0%AC%A6%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B8.wav); born 1953) is a leading singer, composer, musicologist and Guru of [Odissi music](/source/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](/source/Utkal_Sangeet_Mahavidyalaya) and the [Utkal University of Culture](/source/Utkal_University_of_Culture).[3][2] He is the founder of *[Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ramhari_Das_Odissi_Gurukula&action=edit&redlink=1)* at Biragobindapur, [Puri](/source/Puri_district).[4] For his contributions to [Odissi music](/source/Odissi_music), Das received the [Sangeet Natak Akademi award](/source/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_award) in 2008.[3][5]

## Life

Born in 1953 in Balasore, Das started his initial training in Odissi music from his uncle Radhakrushna Das and Guru Prafulla Kumar Sur.[2] He continued under Gurus including [Markandeya Mahapatra](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Markandeya_Mahapatra&action=edit&redlink=1), [Balakrushna Das](/source/Balakrushna_Das), [Bhikari Charan Bal](/source/Bhikari_Charan_Bal) and [Gopal Chandra Panda](/source/Gopal_Chandra_Panda) as a student in the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya.[1][4] He later served as a lecturer in the same institution and then as the head of the Odissi music department from 1985 to 2010.[3] He is a leading singer and composer of Odissi music. Besides solo recitals and vocal accompaniment in dance, he has won acclaim for composing a large number of songs for Odissi dance and dance-dramas. Outside of these, he has sung for Odia films and television serials.[1]

Among his published writings are the books *Odissi Sangitara Parampara O Prayoga, Sangita Sangya,* *Alankara Ratnabali* and *Kala Sikhya* (published by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha).[6][7][8] Das has several research papers & articles to his credit and has presented in various seminars & conferences across the nation.[1][9][10][11] He has also received a Senior Research Fellowship from the Government of India for his research on Odissi music.[12] He has been connected in various capacities with cultural institutions in Odisha, including the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, the Utkal University of Culture, where he served as the head of the Odissi vocal department and the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre, where he served as the chief executive.[1][3][13] He is one of the chief architects of *Sangita Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash foundation* that organises an annual three-day festival of Odissi music.[14]

Guru Ramhari Das' *[Odissi Sangita Pathasala](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjBoYM7VRm8u7rGihWV1L6Moy2TiGg8HA)* is a series of graded lessons on Odissi music available for free on YouTube, in which Das himself teaches the history of Odissi music, core musical concepts, *shastra*s (treatises) with an individual treatment of *raga*s and songs.[15]

## Institution

Das presenting a paper in a conference organised by [Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Odisha_Sangeet_Natak_Akademi&action=edit&redlink=1)

Das is acclaimed for his efforts to develop musical awareness and education in Odisha. He has conducted Odissi music recitals in several educational institutions through [SPIC MACAY](/source/SPIC_MACAY).[2]

He has established the *[Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ramhari_Das_Odissi_Gurukula&action=edit&redlink=1)* in the village of Biragobindapura in the Puri district.[4] The Gurukula is a training-cum-research institute that imparts education in Odissi music & dance and organises workshops & seminars.[2] Students are trained in Odissi classical vocal, [Odissi Mardala](/source/Mardala) and Odissi Bina (Veena) by Guru Ramhari Das, Guru [Dhaneswar Swain](/source/Dhaneswar_Swain) & Guru [Ramarao Patra](/source/Ramarao_Patra) respectively. It is the only institution in the state that imparts training in Odissi Bina (Veena).[16] An annual festival called *Gurukula Utsav* is conducted to showcase diverse facets of Odissi music through curated performances.[17]

Ramhari Das giving a lecture-demonstration on Odissi music

## Awards and honours

Das has received various titles and awards including the central and Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi awards.[1]

- [Sangeet Natak Akademi Award](/source/Sangeet_Natak_Akademi_Award) (2008)[3][2][5]

- [Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Odisha_Sangeet_Natak_Akademi&action=edit&redlink=1) Award (2008)[18]

- Orissa Dance Academy, Bhubaneswar[3]

- Utkal Sahitya Kala Parishad, Cuttack[3]

- [Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Samman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bharatiya_Vidya_Bhavan_Samman&action=edit&redlink=1), awarded by the President of India[2]

- Guru Singhari Samman from [Guru Gopal Panda Odissi Academy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guru_Gopal_Panda_Odissi_Academy&action=edit&redlink=1), Bhubaneswar[19]

- Jadumani Das Saraswata Pratibha Samman (2017)

- Guru Sahadev Padhi Memorial Award (2019)

## Published works

- *Odissi Sangitara Parampara O Prayoga (2004)*[6]

- *Sangita Sangya (1989‌)*[7]

- *Alankara Ratnabali (1984)*[8]

## See also

Oṛiśī Sangīta Odissi music Mahāprabhu Jagannātha Composers Jayadeva Dinakrusna Bhanja Banamali Abhimanyu Kabisurjya Gopalakrusna Shāstras Sangita Sara Gita Prakasa Sangita Narayana Sangita Muktabali Compositions Gita Govinda Odissi Prabandha Chhanda Champu Chautisa Janana Bhajana Malasri Pallabi Charjyapada Instruments Mardala Benu Bina Khol v t e

- [Odissi music](/source/Odissi_music)

- [Mardala](/source/Mardala)

- [Gita Govinda](/source/Gita_Govinda)

- *[Gitaprakasa](/source/Gitaprakasa)*

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:7_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:7_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:7_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:7_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:7_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:7_1-5) *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.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:4_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:4_7-1) Das, Ramhari (2015) [1st ed. 1989]. *Sangeet Sangya* ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ସଂଜ୍ଞା (in Odia) (4th ed.). Badahata, Biragobindapur, Sakhigopal, Puri.{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher))

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## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Ramhari Das](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ramhari_Das).

- [Website of Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula](http://www.odissigurukul.org/)

- [YouTube channel of Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfuijMzIASFdv3b2zBM7ylg)

- [*Odissi Sangita Pathasala*, graded lessons on Odissi music by Guru Ramhari Das](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjBoYM7VRm8u7rGihWV1L6Moy2TiGg8HA)

- [Facebook page of Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula](https://www.facebook.com/odissigurukula/)

- [Introduction to Odissi music by Guru Ramhari Das](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsvuH0_OQuY)

- [Interview of Guru Ramhari Das](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnuKht8uJvM)

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