Late Guru DR.Debeprasad Das, one of the founding father of Odissi Dance, Which was reshaped in post independent India, a pioneer and instrumental in establishing the Odissi as one of the most
influential classical dance forms world wide. He was the first and foremost guru to teach and
popularize Odissi globally. Guru Debaprsad
apart being a dance and a dance. His innovative thinking and imaginative mindset are reflected in his own unique style. His nuanced abhinaya and a free following approach to the dance form are an extraordinary treat He took the Odissis out of the confinements of extraordinary treat. He took the Odissi out of the confinements fo Odisha and
presented it on the global kplatform through his
illustrious disciple indrani Rehman. In 1982 he was granted a senior research fellowship and worked on the thesis Jagannath Sebare Nacha and theakhada sampradaya (role of dance in the rituals of Lord Jagannath and the akhada cult of puri ). In 1983 he was awarded an honorary doctorate, the Bharata Nrutya Unnayana Ratna and was
conferred a National Professor of Dance by the Biswas Unnayan Sansada of West Bengal.For his significant contributiin in the field of Odishi Dane He received the Odisha Sangeet Natak Academy Award during the year 1977.
He left the world for heavenly about at the age of 54 in the year 1986. His legacy in Odissi has been blooming through his dedicated disciples. The Guru Debapradas Das Foundation Trust is relentlessly working for reciving the real and nuanced legacy of the great maestro under the flagship
of the daughter Bipanchi Das. With the
able auidance of Guru Maa Jeetrani Das the foundation propagates the original dance legace
of the great master.
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