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 *

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 * Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1994 *Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, 1993 *2nd Nrutyangada Samman

References

External links

Geeta Govinda, website
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