Dayanidhi Das | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sajanapada, Nayagarh, Odisha |
| Died | 14 March 1979 |
| Genres | Odissi |
| Occupation(s) | Odissi dance teacher |
| Website | gurudayanidhidas |
Dayanidhi Das was an Odissi dance teacher from Odisha, India.[1] He was the first dance teacher in Kala Vikash Kendra, Cuttack established by Babulal Doshi, where he was teaching Odissi and Kthak.[2][3] In 1952-53 he documented the dance forms and mudras of Odissi in text format, which was taught at Kala Vikas Kendra as a syllabus.[4][5] He was following Gotipua tradition of Odissi dance.[6] He named the first part of Odissi dance as Mangalacharan.[7] He was the 1st secretary and founding member of Jayantika, a community formed in 1955 to promote Odissi dance globally.[8][9][10]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Das was born to Sanatan Das in Sajanapada village of Nayagarh district of Odisha. He enjoyed the street plays and theaters in the night throughout his childhood, learned to play the tabla and other instruments, and practised folk dancing at the expense of his academics, which irritated his father. Once the furious father beat him ruthlessly. When he was in class eleven, he fled his house out of pain and dread.[11]
He pursued further study while taking private tuition to support himself. From Nayagarh, he graduated from high school. After that, he relocated to Cuttack, where he thrived in the arts of dance, music, and tabla while pursuing his academic goals at Ravensha College.[11]
The National Music Association (NMA) and Utkal Sangeet Samaja were two well-known institutes in the realm of dance and music at the time. In NMA, he studied Kathak and Hindustani vocal music. Unfortunately, he was unable to complete his vocal music study, but he did receive the Nritya Pravakar in Kathak and Odissi from the Prayag Sangeet Samiti in Allahabad. He studied tabla under Radha Gobinda Ghose.[11]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
- Lakshmi - actor and dance choreographer
Playwright[edit | edit source]
- Palli Sanje
- Bani Archana
- Anjulae Nataka
- Natika Chayana
- Amruta Santana
- Natya Sandhya
- Jayantika
- Sarala Chhabila Akshara Shiksha
Personal life[edit | edit source]
He married Nishamani Das in 1955. His daughter Vijayalaxmi Das who works in preserving the legacy of her father.[12] On 14 March 1979 at the age 50, he died.[11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Swain, Nigamananda (7 Jun 2020). "Untold story of Odissi". OrrisaPost. No. Sunday Post. p. 5. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ↑ Mohanty-Hejmadi, Priyambada (2002). Kelucharan Mohapatra and the making of Odissi dance. Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.
- ↑ "LITERARY AND CULTURAL SOCIETIES: Kala Vikash Kendra" (PDF). Cuttack Chapter: 359.
- ↑ NAYAK, SUPRIYA. "How patronage shaped Odissi". www.india-seminar.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ Roebert, Donovan (2021-06-16). Essays on Classical Indian Dance. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-000-26069-4.
- ↑ Sikand, Nandini (2016-12-01). Languid Bodies, Grounded Stances: The Curving Pathway of Neoclassical Odissi Dance. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78533-369-9.
- ↑ "Article - The rise and fall of Jayantika - Ileana Citaristi". narthaki.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ Mohanty, Nandita Priyadarshini; Mohanty, Pritish Kumar (1 November 2022). "A Review on Odissi Dance" (PDF). Odisha Review (November 2022): 45, 46, 47.
- ↑ "A Brief History of Odissi Dance". Sahapedia. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ Citaristi, Ileana (2022-10-06). Odissi and the Geeta Govinda. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-78098-7.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Guru Dayanidhi Das". Nartanam. XVIII (July-September 2018): 15.
- ↑ "(PDF) nartanam.in · Nartanam, founded by Kuchipudi Kala Kendra, Mumbai, now owned and published by Sahrdaya Arts Trust, Hyderabad, is a quarterly which provides a forum for scholarly dialogue". dokumen.tips. Retrieved 2023-02-19.