Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi

Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi is an Indian classical dancer of Odissi, art writer, a biologist and a former vice chancellor of Sambalpur University.[1][2] Born on 18 November 1935, she secured a master's degree and subsequently, obtained a doctoral degree in zoology.[3] She also learnt Odissi from an early age under Ban Bihari Maiti and her Odissi performance at the Inter-University Youth Festival in New Delhi in 1954 is reported to have helped the dance form to gain international attention through Charles Fabri, the renowned art critic from Hungary, who was present at the function.[1][4]

Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi
Priyambada Mohanty Hejamdi during the 22nd Odia Film Award ceremony 2014, Bhubaneswar.
Born	18 November 1935 India
Occupation	Classical dancer Art writer Biologist
Known for	Odissi Developmental biology
Awards	Padma Shri Odissi Nrutya Sanman

Priyambada is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.[3] She has written several articles[4] and a book, Odissi: An Indian Classical Dance Form, detailing the history and evolution of the Indian classic form of Odissi.[5] She is a recipient of the Odissi Nrutya Sanman which she received in 2013.[6] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri in 1998 for her contributions to the fields of science and technology.[7]

See also

• Odissi
• Sambalpur University

References

1. "Heroine by chance". The Hindu. 5 November 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
2. "Mukteswar Dance Festival Concludes". Odisha360. 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
3. "IAS Fellow". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
4. Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi (April 2010). "Rushdie does an Odissi". Narthaki.
5. Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi, Ahalya Hejmadi Patnaik (2007). Odissi: An Indian Classical Dance Form. Aryan Books International. p. 152. ISBN 978-8173053245.
6. "Odissi danseuse Padmashree Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi conferred with Odissi Nrutya Sanman-2013". Orissa Diary. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
7. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

Further reading

• Priyambada Mohanty Hejmadi, Ahalya Hejmadi Patnaik (2007). Odissi: An Indian Classical Dance Form. Aryan Books International. p. 152. ISBN 978-8173053245.