Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya

Performing Arts College in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya is a performing arts-cum-educational institution in Bhubaneswar, Odisha,^[1]^[2] India.

History and Accreditation

Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya was established by former Chief minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik on 14 April 1964, under Administrative Control of Odisha Sangeet Natak Academi (OSNA) till 1981. Then, from 1981 to 1999 it was affiliated to Utkal University.

Presently, Higher secondary course of this institution affiliated to CHSE, Odisha and Bachelor's and Master's Degree are affiliated to Utkal University of Culture since 1999.^[3]^[4]

Academics

It has several departments in the performing arts that students can choose to pursue, such as dance, drama, classical vocal, different musical instruments.

Department of Vocal Music
Department of Instrumental Music
Department of Dance
Department of Drama

It offers 7 years of education and training, and includes a two year Higher Secondary School Certificate, a three year Bachelor of Arts, and a two year Master of Arts. Students are educated in the liberal arts and the performing arts at the same time. The Mahavidyalaya has been home to several luminaries in the world of Odissi music and Odissi dance over its history, both as its faculty and alumni.

Notable faculty^[5]

Odissi music

Singhari Shyamsundar Kar
Markandeya Mahapatra
Nrusingha Nath Khuntia
Balakrushna Dash
Gopal Chandra Panda
Bhikari Charan Bal
Ramhari Das
Bijaya Kumar Jena

Odissi Mardala

Banamali Maharana
Mahadev Rout

Odissi dance

Notable alumni

Hara Patnaik^[6]
Raimohan Parida
Ashrumochan Mohanty
Harihara Mohapatra
Subodh Patnaik (Theatre director)
Rituraj Mohanty
Jyoti Rout
Gangadhar Pradhan
Choudhury Bikash Das
Vaswati Basu
Durga Charan Ranbir^[7]^[8]
Ramhari Das^[9]
Sneha Samantray^[10]

Gallery

During Golden Jubilee Celebration

On completing 50 years, the music school celebrated its Golden jubilee for five days in 2014. Around 1,200 participants and folk art groups of the state including Students, alumni, former and present faculty and staff members of Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya participated in the golden jubilee celebrations. Celebrated by walking from Sachivalaya Marg to Ekamra Haat and then back to the college.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Mohini Mohan Patnaik orchestrating an Odissi music composition
Odissi music composition
Former President Pranab Mukherjee giving a speech
Former President Pranab Mukherjee lighting the lamp
Odissi performance
Nimakant Routray and troupe performing Odissi music
Ileana Citaristi performing Mayurbhanj Chhau
Artistes performing Mayurbhanj Chau with depiction of Krishna and gopi

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