Artistic Background

In the area of Indian classical dance & music, Ratikant has carved for himself an enviable niche as a dancer, percussionist, teacher, choreographer & archivist. In the last 40 years, he has been able to establish a firm imprint of Odissi in the consciousness of audiences in many countries abroad and dozens of venues in this nation. As the Director of SRJAN [Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Nrityabasa] and DEAN, Faculty of Arts, Communication & Indic Studies, Sri Sri University, he has single–handedly created a world-class dance institute, which

attracts students from all over the globe for extended periods of learning Odissi dance.

Ratikant’s dedication has been acknowledged with “Smt. Sanjukta Panigrahi Samman (2005)” by Sanjukta Panigrahi Trust, “Nrutya Choodamani (2014)” by Sri Krishnagana Sabha, Bhumiputra Samman (2016)” by Bharat Sevashram Sangha and Central Sangeet Natak Academy Award 2016 among others. Outstanding among his many accomplishments, is that he has created a Guinness World Record for choreographing and directing 555 dancers in a classical Odissi dance composition, making it the very first of its kind.

Ratikant is widely travelled, and of late spends quality time abroad teaching and performing in various countries. His teaching / workshops abroad have given him new insights as to how foreign students and audiences absorb the subtly of the highly nuanced Odissi Dance

tradition and its expression on the world stage. In all sphere of activity related to dance and music, Ratikant’s enthusiasm and rigour in producing high quality work as propelled him to the highest echelons of the cultural hierarchy.

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