| Name(s) |
PANDIT RAGHUNATH
PANIGRAHI |
| Date of
Birth |
August 10, 1932
- Koraput, Odisha, India. |
| Date of
Death |
August 25, 2013
- Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian classical singer and
music director |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He was a noted singer of the
Gita Govinda, a work composed by the
12th-century poet, Jayadeva, that
describes the relationship between
Krishna and Radha and other the
gopis (female cow herders).
- He devoted his life in promoting
the works of Jayadeva and the cult
of Lord Jagannatha.
- His wife, Sanjukta Panigrahi,
was a legendary Orissi performer and
composer.
- He formed the 'Sanjukta
Panigrahi Memorial Trust',
in 1999, to promote the cause of
Odishi dance.
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Awards and Accolades |
- He earned the title "Sur
Mani" in 1968.
- He received the central
Sangeeta Natak Academi Award
, 1976.
- He was honoured with
Padma Shri in 2010.
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