Balakrushna Dash was born on May 15 1923 in Puri ,Odisha. Sangeeta Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash () was a veteran Guru of

Odissi music Odissi music (, ) is a genre of Indian classical music, classical music originating from the eastern state of Odisha. Rooted in the ancient ritual music tradition dedicated to the deity Jagannatha, Odissi music has a rich history spanning over ...

. One of the chief disciples of the legend Pt Gokul Chandra Srichandan of Kendrapada, Dash worked variously as a vocalist, composer and music director. He received the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1975-76 for Odissi Vocal. He was an Odissi classical music teacher in the GKCM Odissi Research Centre. Balakrushna Dash started his music career as a singer of Odissi classical music (Odissi, Chhanda, Champu and other facets) at AIR,

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in the year 1944. Later he started working as music director in films. His first film as a music director was '' Kedar Gouri'' in 1954. He directed music in 20 films viz. '' Amadabata'' '',Abhinetri''. '' Adinamegha'', ''Mathura Vijay'', ''Basanta Rasa'' and hundreds of non-film albums including Odissi, Drama, Theatre and music programs for the AIR,

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. Among his disciples are

Shyamamani Devi Shyamamani Devi (; born 1938) is a Odissi classical music vocalist composer. A disciple of Gurus Singhari Shyamsundar Kar and Balakrushna Dash, she is known for her popular renditions of classical Odissi music, such as Odissi, Chhanda, Champu, ...

and Ramhari Das.

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