Kumkum Mohanty (born 10 September 1946) is an Odissi dancer.
Mohanty was born at Cuttack. She received training from Guru
Kelucharan Mohapatra
Kelucharan Mohapatra (8 January 1926 – 7 April 2004) was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century.
He is ...
at Kala Vikash Kendra. She is recognised for ''
abhinaya''.
She has worked as the special secretary (Culture) to the
Government of Odisha
The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch.
Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appoi ...
. After her retirement in 2004, she started her dance school ''Geeta govinda'' in 2006, in
Bhubaneshwar. Currently she joined as an adjunct professor at School of Humanities, Social Sciences & Management, IIT Bhubaneswar
Awards
*Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra Award, 2011
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Padma Shri
Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...
, 2005
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1994
*Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, 1993
*2nd Nrutyangada Samman
References
External links
Geeta Govinda, website
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1946 births
Living people
People from Cuttack
Odissi exponents
Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
Utkal University alumni
Performers of Indian classical dance
Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Indian civil servants
Teachers of Indian classical dance
Indian dance teachers
Indian female classical dancers
20th-century Indian dancers
Dancers from Odisha
20th-century Indian women artists
Women artists from Odisha
Educators from Odisha
20th-century Indian educators
Women educators from Odisha
20th-century women educators