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Banamali Maharana

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Banamali Maharana
Born(1941-05-16)16 May 1941
Died17 November 2018(2018-11-17)(aged 77)
Bhubaneswar,Odisha, India
OccupationPercussionist -Odissi MardalaGuru
Notable workBasanta Rasa
StyleOdissi music
AwardsSangeet Natak Akademi Award

Banamali Maharana(Odia:ବନମାଳୀ ମହାରଣା,romanized:Banamāḷi Mahāraṇā,16 May 1941 – 17 November 2018) was an Indian percussionist who playedMardala.

Career[edit]

Maharana began playing Khola (Mrudanga) and Dholak with Goswami.[citation needed]

His formal training began after he joined theAnnapurna Theatre,where he learned percussion from Singhari Shyamsundar Kar and Kshetramohan Kar.[1]His brother, GuruKelucharan Mohapatraaccompanied him to most of his dance performances.[citation needed]

Maharana started teaching Mardala at Kala Vikas Kendra in Cuttack and then atUtkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya.[2]He introduced a seven-year course in Mardala music at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya before retiring as the Head of the Mardala department in 1999.[citation needed]

Maharana was the most sought-after Mardal player for Odissi performances in his time. Besides Kelucharana, Banamali accompaniedSanjukta Panigrahi,Oopali Operajita,Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi,Sonal Mansingh,Aruna Mohanty,Sujata Mohapatra,Parwati Dutta and others in dance performances, in India and abroad.[3]

Awards[edit]

  • Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Sanman - 2016[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Noted Guru Banamali Maharana passes away".UNI India.Retrieved30 November2018.
  2. ^"Eminent percussionist Guru Banamali Maharana passes away".pti news.Retrieved30 November2018.
  3. ^"Mardala exponent Banamali Maharana passes away".The New Indian Express.17 November 2018.Retrieved16 January2020.
  4. ^"Eminent percussionist Guru Banamali Maharana passes away".Business Standard.Press Trust of India. 17 November 2018.Retrieved16 January2020.