About Kumkum Mohanty
Born 1946. Kumkum Mohanty is an Indian dancer and civil servant.
Kumkum Mohanty (born 10 September 1946) is an Odissi dancer.
Mohanty was born at Cuttack in The village Sukleswar. She received training from Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra at Kala Vikash Kendra. She is recognised for abhinaya. She has worked as the special secretary (Culture) to the Government of Odisha. 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
Awards Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra Award, 2011 Padma Shri, 2005 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1994 Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, 1993 2nd Nrutyangada Samman
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Kumkum Mohanty was born on 10 September 1946 in Cuttack district.
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