12 Facts About Ramhari Das

Ramhari Das is the founder of Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula at Biragobindapur, Puri.

Ramhari Das continued under Gurus including Markandeya Mahapatra, Balakrushna Das, Bhikari Charan Bal and Gopal Chandra Panda as a student in the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya.

Ramhari Das later served as a lecturer in the same institution and then as the head of the Odissi music department from 1985 to 2010.

Ramhari Das is a leading singer and composer of Odissi music.

Ramhari Das has received a Senior Research Fellowship from the Government of India for his research on Odissi music.

Ramhari Das has been connected in various capacities with cultural institutions in Odisha, including the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, the Utkal University of Culture, where he served as the head of the Odissi vocal department and the Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre, where he served as the chief executive.

Ramhari Das is one of the chief architects of Sangita Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash foundation that organises an annual three-day festival of Odissi music.

Guru Ramhari Das' Odissi Sangita Pathasala is a series of graded lessons on Odissi music available for free on YouTube, in which Das himself teaches the history of Odissi music, core musical concepts, shastras with an individual treatment of ragas and songs.

Ramhari Das is acclaimed for his efforts to develop musical awareness and education in Odisha.

Ramhari Das has conducted Odissi music recitals in several educational institutions through SPIC MACAY.

Ramhari Das has established the Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula in the village of Biragobindapura in the Puri district.

Ramhari Das has received various titles and awards including the central and Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi awards.