Guru Shri Durga Charan Ranbir,
Guru

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Guru Durga Charan Ranbir, the modern exponent of the Deba Prasad Das School - the more tribal and tantric branch of Odissi - has brought to the limelight the cultural and artistic heritage of this particular ancient, classical dance through his relentless pursuit, in its purest and most devastating form.

Hailing from a rural village called Kamaguru, near the vicinity of the famous Chilika lake in Orissa, India, his aesthetic ability was well encouraged. As a student of the Late Guru Deba Prasad Das, he soon became a worthy disciple and a wonderful exponent. He successfully completed his studies in Odissi dance leading to the prestigious award of Nrutyacharya by the prestigious Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya.

His insatiable thirst for this art has made him promote this through an organisation named Nrutyayan in Orissa where he continues to practice the cherised guru-shishya parampara (student-teacher relationship), and trains students from all over the world. Students spanning the globe from Austria to Korea are scrambling to get trained by him and take this pristine gift to their homelands. Of all the varied dance forms of Odissi available today, the style from the Deba Prasad Das School has the highest number of dancers and is the most prevalent.