Ramarao Patra

Ramarao Patra (Odia: ରାମାରାଓ ପାତ୍ର; born 1947[1]) is an eminent Odissi music Guru, Odissi Veena exponent (Binākāra), noted composer & vocalist.[2] He has composed music for hundreds of Odissi dance items[3] and has worked closely with the founding Gurus of Odissi dance including Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Guru Deba Prasad Das & Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra.[4] He has widely performed Odissi Veena recitals across the state.[5] He presently teaches Odissi Veena to students at Guru Ramhari Das' Odissi Gurukul at Biragobindapur, Puri, Odisha. Patra is the very last Guru and artiste of the Odissi Veena.[1][6]

Guru
Pt. Ramarao Patra
ରାମାରାଓ ପାତ୍ର
Birth nameRamarao Patra
Born1947
Kabisuryanagar, Ganjam, Odisha
OriginKabisuryanagar
GenresOdissi music
Occupation(s)Odissi music Guru, vocalist, Odissi Veena artiste, composer
InstrumentsOdissi Veena

Patra started his initial training at the age of six in the Gandhiji Sangita Kalamandira established by Acharya Tarini Charan Patra in his hometown. He initially trained under Guru Krusna Chandra Brahma. He then learned vocal Odissi music and the intricacies of the Veena in the Odissi style of music from Tarini Charan Patra himself. He later joined the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya as a student and continued his musical education there.[1]

Oṛiśī Sangīta
Odissi music
Mahāprabhu Jagannātha
Composers
Shāstras
  • Sangītasāra
  • Gītaprakāśa
  • Sangītanārāyana
  • Sangītamuktābaḷī
  • Sangītakaḷpalatikā
  • Sangītārṇavachandrikā
  • Sangītakaumudī
Compositions
Instruments
  • Musicians
  • Glossary

    See also

    References
    1. "72-year-old Veena player of Odisha reviving the glory of the instrument". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
    2. Pioneer, The. "Tribute paid to Mardal maestro Banamali". The Pioneer. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
    3. "Review - National Festival of Odissi Dance & Music 2009 - Part 2 - Ratikant Mohapatra". narthaki.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
    4. Chakra, Shyamhari (3 November 2016). "Celebrating an alternate style of Odissi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
    5. "Gurukul Utsav – a befitting birthday bash for Guru Ramahari Das". The Samikhsya. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
    6. Bureau, Odisha360 com. "18th Annual Guru Pankaj Utsav Inaugurated | Odisha 360 - News, Events and Complete Information About the State". Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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