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'''Ramarao Patra''' ({{Lang-or|ରାମାରାଓ ପାତ୍ର}}; born 1947<ref name=":0" />) is an [[Odissi music]] Guru, Odissi [[Veena|Bina]] exponent or ''Binākāra'' (also spelled ''Veena''), noted composer & vocalist.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=Tribute paid to Mardal maestro Banamali|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/tribute-paid-to-mardal-maestro-banamali.html|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref> He has composed music for hundreds of [[Odissi|Odissi dance]] items<ref>{{Cite web|title=Review - National Festival of Odissi Dance & Music 2009 - Part 2 - Ratikant Mohapatra|url=https://narthaki.com/info/rmc/rmc2.html|access-date=2020-11-27|website=narthaki.com}}</ref> and has worked closely with the founding Gurus of Odissi dance including Guru [[Pankaj Charan Das]], Guru [[Deba Prasad Das]] & Guru [[Kelucharan Mahapatra]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chakra|first=Shyamhari|date=2016-11-03|title=Celebrating an alternate style of Odissi|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/Celebrating-an-alternate-style-of-Odissi/article16091714.ece|access-date=2020-11-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He has widely performed Odissi Bina recitals across the state.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-31|title=Gurukul Utsav – a befitting birthday bash for Guru Ramahari Das|url=https://thesamikhsya.com/entertainment/gurukul-utsav-a-befitting-birthday-bash-for-guru-ramahari-das|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The Samikhsya|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=72-year-old Veena player of Odisha reviving the glory of the instrument|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2019/aug/31/72-year-old-veena-player-of-odisha-reviving-the-glory-of-the-instrument-2027118.html|access-date=2020-11-27|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=Odisha360 com|title=18th Annual Guru Pankaj Utsav Inaugurated {{!}} Odisha 360 - News, Events and Complete Information About the State|url=https://www.odisha360.com/2012/03/18/guru-pankaj-utsav-inaugurated/|access-date=2020-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref>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 Bauribandhu Das and Guru Krusna Chandra Brahma. He then learned vocal Odissi music and the intricacies of the Bina in the [[Odissi music|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.<ref name=":0" />

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