Ramarao Patro

Pt Ramarao Patro (Odia: ରାମାରାଓ ପାତ୍ର, romanized: Rāmarao Pātra; born 1947) is an Odissi music Guru, Odissi Bina exponent or Binākāra (also spelled Veena), noted composer & vocalist. He has composed music for hundreds of Odissi dance items and has worked closely with the founding Gurus of Odissi dance including Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Guru Deba Prasad Das & Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra. He has widely performed Odissi Bina recitals across the state. He presently teaches Odissi Veena to students at …