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Pandit Ramarao Patra (Odia: ରାମାରାଓ ପାତ୍ର, romanized: Rāmarao Pātra; born 1947[1]) is an Odissi music Guru, Odissi Bina exponent or Binākāra (also spelled Veena), noted composer & vocalist.[2] He has composed music for hundreds of Odissi dance items[3] and has worked closely with the founding Gurus of Odissi dance including Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Guru Deba Prasad Das & Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra.[4] He has widely performed Odissi Bina recitals across the state.[5] He presently teaches Odissi Veena to students at Guru Ramhari Das' Odissi Gurukul at Biragobindapur, Puri, Odisha. Patra is the very last Guru and artiste of the Odissi Veena.[1][6]Patra started his initial training at the age of six in the Gandhiji Sangita Kalamandira established by Acharya Tarini Charan Patra in his hometown. He initially trained under Guru Bauribandhu Das and Guru Krusna Chandra Brahma. He then learned vocal Odissi music and the intricacies of the Bina in the Odissi style of music from Tarini Charan Patra himself. He later joined the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya as a student and continued his musical education there.[1]

Pt. Ramarao Patra ରାମାରାଓ ପାତ୍ର
Background information
Birth name	Ramarao Patra
Born	1947 Kabisuryanagar, Ganjam, Odisha
Origin	Kabisuryanagar
Genres	Odissi music
Occupation(s)	Odissi music Guru, vocalist, Odissi Binākāra, composer
Instrument(s)	Odissi Bina

References

Oṛiśī Sangīta
Odissi music
Mahāprabhu Jagannātha
Composers
Kabirāja Jayadeva Dinakrusna Upendra Bhanja Banamali Abhimanyu Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha Gopalakrusna Bhaktacharaṇa
Shāstras
Sangita Sara Gita Prakasa Sangita Narayana Sangita Muktabali Sangita Kalpalatika Sangitarnavachandrika Sangita Koumudi
Compositions
Gita Govinda Odissi Prabandha Chhanda Champu Chautisa Janana Bhajana Malasri Koili Pallabi Charjyapada
Instruments
Mardala Benu Bina Khola Behela Khanjani
Musicians Glossary
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External links

• Website of Guru Ramahari Das Odissi Gurukul

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