Sai, Ananta Charan (full name ''Ananta Charan Sai Babu'') (1915–1989) Mayurbhanj Chhau dance ( UNESCO heritage) practitioner. Born in a family of Chhau performers in

Mayurbhanj Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha state in eastern India. It is the largest district of Odisha by area. Its headquarters are at Baripada. Other major towns are Rairangpur, Karanjia and Udala. , it is the third-most-popu ...

, he studied under his father Radhamohan Sai and others gurus of chhau dance such as Dibakar Bhanj Deo and Mohammad Rejak Khan. Ananta Charan Sai died in 1989.

Career

He promoted Chhau dance by teaching many disciples as Head Ustad (maestro) in

Baripada Baripada () is a city and a municipality in Mayurbhanj district in the state of Odisha, India. Located along the east bank of the Budhabalanga river, Baripada is the cultural centre of north Odisha. In recent years, it has emerged as an educ ...

in the premier institute of training chhau dance called Nritya Pratisthan. In 1971 he was awarded with

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in Englis ...

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His successors son Guru Janmejoy Sai Babu and two grandsons Rajesh Sai Babu & Rakesh Sai Babu continued spread classical chhau dance technic till today in the capital city of India, Delhi.

References

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Sangeet Natak, no. 131–134
Sangeet Natak Akademi, 1999 1915 births Indian male dancers Performers of Indian classical dance 1989 deaths {{entertainer-stub