Baladeba Ratha

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Kabisurjya

Baladeba Ratha
Athagada, Odisha, India
LanguageOdia
GenreOdissi music
Notable worksKishorachandrananda Champu, Ratnakara Champu, Chandrakala, Sarpa Janana

Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha (alternatively spelled Kabisurya, Kavisurya Baladev Rath,

Sanskrit and Odia. His works are known for their devotional quotient and he is the credited founder of the Dhumpa Sangita tradition.[1]

Early life

He was born in Bada Khemundi (presently Digapahandi), Ganjam, Odisha. Baladeva Ratha's mother died when he was ten years old. He was brought up by his maternal grand father, Tripurari Hota in Athagada (who also taught him Sanskrit and Odia literature). He married at the age of 15. After his father's death, he moved to the nearby Jalantara state. The prince of Jalantara, Rama Chandra Chhotaraya encouraged his literary creations and gave him the title 'Kabisurjya', meaning 'The Sun among Poets.'

Literary works

A person singing the "kehi sariki, prabhu pane nilādrī keśarīki" poem of Baladeba Ratha

Ratha was an

Odia alphabet). Kisora Chandrananda Champu is noted for its emotional quotient and the role it played in enforcing the riti school of Sanskrit literature. He was also the author of several champus including Ratnakara Champu, Premodaya Champu and Kisora Chandrananda Champu.[3][4] Kisora Chandrananda Champu has both Odia and Sanskrit compositions and it was the Odia part of the work that has been credited with cementing his literary reputation in the language.[2]

Dhumpa sangita

Oṛiśī Sangīta
Jagannātha
Composers
Shāstras
Compositions
Instruments

Ratha is thought to have invented the dhumpa, a bamboo percussion instrument, that accompanies the Odia folk art form of dhumpa sangita. The dhumpa accompanies recitations of his songs called dhumpa sangeeta.[5][6] Many of his poetic pieces, especially the champu are set to dance in Odissi.[7][8][9]

Death and Commemoration

Ratha died in Athagada (Athgarh,

Kabisuryanagar, formerly Boirani, a town in the Ganjam district of Odisha has been named in his honour.[11]

References

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  9. ^ "Odissi takes centrestage". The Hindu. 18 August 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  10. ^ Dasarathi Das (1987). Kavisurya Baladeva Rath. Sahitya Akademi.
  11. ^ "Kabisuryanagar". Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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