Balakrushna Dash

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Balakrushna Dash was born on May 15 1923 in Puri ,Odisha. Sangeeta Sudhakara Balakrushna Dash ({{Langx|or|ବାଳକୃଷ୍ଣ ଦାଶ|translit=Bāḷakruṣṇa Dāsa}}) was a veteran Guru of Odissi music.{{cite book|title=The Quest for Music Divine|author=Dey, S.C.|date=1990|publisher=Ashish Publishing House|isbn=9788170243014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__R04X3cSfoC|accessdate=2014-10-31}} 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.[http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/104-108.pdf orissa.gov.in] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502001534/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/104-108.pdf |date=2014-05-02 }} He was an Odissi classical music teacher in the GKCM Odissi Research Centre.{{Cite web |url=http://www.orissaculture.gov.in/gkcm_orc.asp |title=www.orissaculture.gov.in |access-date=1 May 2014 |archive-date=29 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329165739/http://www.orissaculture.gov.in/gkcm_orc.asp |url-status=dead }}

Balakrushna Dash started his music career as a singer of Odissi classical music (Odissi, Chhanda, Champu and other facets) at AIR, Calcutta 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, Cuttack.{{Cite web |url=http://profile.odiamusic.com/balakrushnadash/music-career/ |title=profile.odiamusic.com |access-date=2014-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000944/http://profile.odiamusic.com/balakrushnadash/music-career/ |archive-date=2014-05-02 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://profile.odiamusic.com/balakrushnadash/ |title=profile.odiamusic.com |access-date=2014-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502003804/http://profile.odiamusic.com/balakrushnadash/ |archive-date=2014-05-02 |url-status=dead }}

Among his disciples are Shyamamani Devi and Ramhari Das.{{fact|date=May 2023}}