Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya
Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya is a performing arts-cum-educational institution in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
History and Accreditation
Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya was established by former Chief minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik on 14 April 1964, under Administrative Control of Odisha Sangeet Natak Academi till 1981. Then, from 1981 to 1999 it was affiliated to Utkal University.Presently, Higher secondary course of this institution affiliated to CHSE, Odisha and Bachelor's and Master's Degree are affiliated to Utkal University of Culture since 1999.
Academics
It has several departments in the performing arts that students can choose to pursue, such as dance, drama, classical vocal, different musical instruments.- Department of Vocal Music
- Department of Instrumental Music
- Department of Dance
- Department of Drama
Notable faculty
Source:Odissi music
- Singhari Shyamsundar Kar
- Markandeya Mahapatra
- Nrusingha Nath Khuntia
- Balakrushna Dash
- Gopal Chandra Panda
- Bhikari Charan Bal
- Ramhari Das
- Bijaya Kumar Jena
- Banamali Maharana
- Mahadev Rout
Notable alumni
- Hara Patnaik
- Raimohan Parida
- Ashrumochan Mohanty
- Harihara Mohapatra
- Subodh Patnaik (Theatre director)
- Rituraj Mohanty
- Jyoti Rout
- Gangadhar Pradhan
- Choudhury Bikash Das
- Vaswati Basu
- Durga Charan Ranbir
- Ramhari Das
- Sneha Samantray