User:Bibhuti Bhusan Champati

Mr. Bibhuti Bhusan Champati

I write articles about Odissi music, about the Mardala and about Gotipua Dance, a highly under-represented subject in the Indian Wikipedia diaspora.

Brief Introduction:- M.Sc.- Botany and M.Phil.-Botany, PhD-Biotechnology (Cont.), Gotipua Dancer and Trainer, Odissi Mardala player and trainer, Senior Scholarship holder from Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India.

My training : I Was Born On 4th February 1995. Father Sri Bijaya Kumar Champati and Mother Sashirekha Champati in the Village Tigiria, Po-Kandagoda, Ps-Brahmagiri, Dist-Puri, Odisha. I started my formal Musical training under Padmashree Guru Maguni Das Gotipua Gurukul, Raghurajpur, Puri, Odisha due to my keen interest in Odissi traditional music. I Used to Listen from TV And Radio. Within A Couple of Months, gave my first performance on Stage at Gujarat, Gandhi Nagar In the Event of Basant Utsav-2002. Learnt Gotipua Music and Dance from Late Guru Maguni Das, Guru Lingaraj Barik, Guru Babuli Bhuinya, Guru Kailash Chandra Biswal, Guru Bhabirathi Mohapatra, Guru Ananta Behera, and Many More Gurus and Also from my Seniors.

Education : Along Side music and Dance I Started my Education from Standard One in The Year 2000. Completed Matriculation in first class in the year 2010 from Harachandi high school, Ganganarayanpur, Puri, Odisha and entered one of the renowned educational institution of the state for Intermediate ( Science, First class ) and Bachelor degree (Science, Botany, first class with Distinction) i.e. S.C.S (Jr.) college and S.C.S (A) College, Puri, Odisha respectively. Completed M.Sc.-Botany and M.Phil.- Botany from the prestigious University of Odisha i.e. Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha. I served as Lecturer in Botany at Angul Govt. College, Angul, Odisha from 2018-2019. Currently pursuing my Doctoral degree i.e. PhD-Biotechnology at Siksha O Anusandhan University, BBSR, Odisha and working as an Odissi Mardala trainer at Ramhari Das Odissi Gurukula Trust, Badahata, Sakhigopal, Puri, Odisha.