Kumkum Mohanty | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1946-09-10)10 September 1946 (age 79) |
| Education | Graduate, Pol. Sc. |
| Alma mater | Utkal University |
| Occupation | Administrator |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Padma Shri Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |
| Website | www |
Kumkum Mohanty (born 10 September 1946) is an Odissi dancer.
Mohanty was born at Cuttack in The village Sukleswar.[1] She received training from GuruKelucharan Mohapatra at Kala Vikash Kendra.[2] She is recognised forabhinaya.[3]She has worked as the special secretary (Culture) to theGovernment of Odisha.[4] After her retirement in 2004, she started her dance schoolGeeta govinda in 2006, inBhubaneshwar. Currently she joined as an adjunct professor at School of Humanities, Social Sciences & Management, IIT Bhubaneswar
Born on September 10, 1946 to a family at CuttackArchived 11 April 2013 atarchive.today
Kumkum Mohanty received her training in Odissi dance at Kala Vikash Kendra under the tutelage of Guru Kelucharan MohapatraArchived 12 October 2007 at theWayback Machine
Kumkum is widely recognised for her immaculate abhinaya (a dance form) in Odissi.
Shrimati Mohanty is also the Special Secretary (Culture) to the Government of Orissa.
Kumkum Mohanty to get Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2011.Archived 24 March 2013 at theWayback Machine
64 Smt. Kumkum Mohanty PS OR ArtArchived 10 May 2013 at theWayback Machine
Kumkum Mohanty 1994
Kumkum Mohanty was conferred the 2nd 'Nrutyangada Samman'