Kumkum Mohanty

Kumkum Mohanty (born 10 September 1946) is an Odissi dancer.

Kumkum Mohanty
Born (1946-09-10) 10 September 1946 (age 77)
NationalityIndian
EducationGraduate, Pol. Sc.
Alma materUtkal University
OccupationAdministrator
Children2
AwardsPadma Shri
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Websitewww.geetagovinda.in

Mohanty was born at Cuttack.[1] She received training from Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra at Kala Vikash Kendra.[2] She is recognised for abhinaya.[3]She has worked as the special secretary (Culture) to the Government of Odisha.[4] After her retirement in 2004, she started her dance school Geeta govinda in 2006, in Bhubaneshwar. Currently she joined as an adjunct professor at School of Humanities, Social Sciences & Management, IIT Bhubaneswar

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