Ramhari Das
Professor Ramhari Das ରାମହରି ଦାସ | |
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Guru Ramhari Das performing at Rajarani Music Festival 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ramhari Das |
| Born | 1 February 1953 Kanpur, Balasore, Odisha |
| Genres | Odissi music |
| Occupations | Odissi music Guru, singer, professor, scholar, musicologist, composer |
| Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2008 | |
Pandit Ramhari Das (Odia: ରାମହରି ଦାସ, romanized: Rāmahari Dāsa, Odia: [raːmɔhɔri d̪aːsɔ] ⓘ; born 1953) is a leading singer, composer, musicologist and Guru of Odissi music. Known for his renditions, compositions, lecture-demonstrations and writings, Das has served as a professor and led the Odissi vocal department in prominent musical institutions of Odisha, including the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya and the Utkal University of Culture. He is the founder of Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula at Biragobindapur, Puri. For his contributions to Odissi music, Das received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2008.