Bhagaban Sahu | |
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| Born | (1914-09-21)21 September 1914 India |
| Died | 12 August 2002(2002-08-12) (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer Choreographer |
| Known for | Folk dancing |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Bhagaban Sahu (1914-2002) was an Indian folk dancer, teacher and choreographer, known for codifying the folk dance forms ofOdisha.[1]
He was born on 21 September 1914 atGanjam inBihar and Orissa Province ofBritish India in a Brahmin family and took to folk dancing.[2] He was credited with efforts to revive the traditional Odissi dance forms such asBagha Nacha (Tiger dance), Stilt dance, Jodi sankha, Laudi, Paika dance and Chadheia chadheiani.[2] He taught the villagers about these dance forms and trained them on the art. He was the choreographer of the popular tiger dance sequence in the 1989 Bengali movie,Bagh Bahadur, directed byBuddhadev Dasgupta.[2]
The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri in 1992.[3] Sahu's life has been documented in a biography,Folk Legend Baghaban Sahu, written by Sujata Patnaik, and published by theMinistry of Information and Broadcasting.[4] He died on 12 August 2002, a month before turning 88.[1]
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