Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme

DATA BASE INFORMATION OF GURU SHISHYA PARAMPARA SCHEME
UP TO 31.03.2006 OF EZCC

Sl.	Name of the State	Name of the Art form	Name and Address of the Gurus	Name of the Shishyas	Name of the accompanist
1.	Manipur	Manipuri Dance	Sri T. H. Babu Singh Wripok Naremthomg Takhelloambam LeikaiImphal - 795 001	Ms. T. H. Ebamubi Devi Ms. T. H. Bimala Devi Ms. T. H. Raseswari Devi Ms. Kurana Devi	Sri. T. H. Chiranjit Singh
2.	Assam	Sattriya Dance	Sri Gobinda Saikia LIG, Block - B, Qr. No. - 201 Near Pub Guwahati Girls High School, Chadmori Colony, Guwahati - 781 003	Sri Prodhumna Saikia Ms. Chaitali Dutta Sri Kunja Das Sri Lopamudra Borpatra Gohain	Sri Nobodoba Krishna Sankar Bharati
3.	West Bengal	Gaudiya Dance	Smt. Mahua Mukherjee 6, Senpara, Garfa Kolkata - 700 075	Sri Debasis Sarkar Sri Tarak Saha Ms. Sukla Banik Ms. Debjani Dutta	Sri Amitava Mukherjee
4.	Orissa	Mayurbhanj Chhau Dance	Sri Paramananda Mohanta Dakshindahi, Bhurukundi PO - Purinda, Via - B, Sathilo, Dist. - Mayurbhanj Orissa - 757 100	Sri Promod Kr. Mohanta Sri Nilakantha Mohanta Sri Chhatish Ch. Mohanta Sri Kripa Sindhu Mohanta	Sri Paramananda Kalandi
5.	West Bengal	Purulia Chhau Dance	Sri Bhagaban Das Kumar Vill - Mutkuma, PO - Mutkuma PS - Jhalda, Via - Jiudaru Dist. - Purulia	Sri Jodharam Kumar Sri Ajit Kumar Sri Punit Kumar Sri Asari Kalindi	Sri Sanatan Kumar
6.	West Bengal	Baul Gaan	Sri Purna Das Baul 59A, Maharaja Tagore Road Dhakuria, Kolkata - 700 031	Sri Dibendu Das Sri Nandadulal Das Ms. Kum Kum Mukherjee Sri Swapan Chowdhuri	Ms. Manju Das
7.	Orissa	Gotipua Dance	Sri Maguni Das Founder Directo rDasbhuja Gotipua Odissi Nrutya Parisad, Raghurajpur, Chandanpur, Dist. - Puri, Orissa	Sri Abhiram Das Sri Mitu Das Sri Ganeswar Nayak Sri Prabhas Baiswal	Sri Rabindra Kumar Das
8.	Orissa	Sambalpuri Dance	Sri Ranjan Kumar Sahoo C/o UKIA, Police High SchoolDist. - Sambalpur Sambalpur - 768 001, Orissa	Sri Mahadeb Munda Sri Sumant Kumar Padhee Ms. Supriti Mishra Ms. Depali Chowdhuri	Sri Mahesh Kumar Patel
9.	West Bengal	Raibenshe Dance	Sri Naresh Banerjee 50/3C, Shreegopal Mullick Lane Kolkata - 700 012	Sri Sumit Paramanik Sri Santanu Bangal Sri Prhalad Kr. Koley Sri Jayanta Koley Sri Tapan Kr. Ghoroi Sri Sachindranath Koley Sri Subasish Mondal Sri Manash Sill Sri Rajesh Khan Dr. Bijan Kumar Mondal	Sri Tapas Kr. Das
10.	Assam	Bihu Dance	Dr. Prashanna Gogoi Qr. No. - 37/B, Central Gotanagar Railway Colony, Guwahati - 781 001	Sri Gadadhar Das Sri Dharmendra Kathar Ms. Deepannita Mukherjee Ms. Sangita Gogoi	Sri Rontu Saikia
11.	Manipur	Lai Haraoba	Sri R. K. Achouba Singh LOKLSO bung Imphal - 795 001	Ms. N. Babita Devi Ms. S. Nita Devi Ms. R. K. Khedarani Devi Ms. S. Biroja Devi	Sri. R. K. Mongalsana
12.	Manipur	Thang-Ta Dance	Sri G. Guru Kishore Sharma Principal, Huyel Lazzong Manipur Thang-ta-Cultural Allocation Keirao Bitra Awang Leikai, Imphal - 725 001	Sri G. Biseswar Sharma Sri M. Ibomocha Singh Sri G. Chandra Kr. Sharma Ms. G. Asharani Devi	Sri K. Sanathoiba Sharma
13.	West Bengal	Bhatiali Lok Geet	Sri Amar Paul 27/14, K. M. Naskar Road Kolkata - 700 040	Ms. Papia Ghosh Dostidar Ms. Anindita Mukherjee Ms. Maytri Nath Sri. Pradeep Barai	Sri. Ashutosh Das
14.	Assam	Kushan Dance	Smt. Susmita Adhikary C/o Mukunda Ram Das Gouripur Ward No. - 1, PO - Gouripur, Dist. - Dhubri Assam - 783 331	Ms. Amrita Chakraborti Ms. Debidatta Chaki Ms. Rima Sarkar Ms. Moumita Roy	Sri Anil Ch. Roy
15.	Bihar	Kajri Lok Nritya	Smt. Bindhya Basini Devi Vindhya Kala Mandir, Patna Rajendranagar, Road No. 11 Patna - 800 016	Dr. Bijoy Lakshmi Devi Ms. Nisha Kumari Ms. Kiron Kumari Ms. Anupama Kumari	Sri. Ajoy Kr. Thakur
16	Jharkhand	Saraikella Chhau Dance	Sri Shyama Charan Pati MIICR-39, Chhend Colony Main Road Rourkela - 769 015	Sri Holi Khumbokar Sri. Bhubaneswar Khumbokar Sri Raj Kumar Mohanta Sri Ranjit Kumar Kabi	Sri Brojendra Pattanayek
17	Orissa	Odissi Dance	Sri Durga Charan Ranbir General Secretary, NRUTYAYAN 866-P, Chandimata Colony Canal Road, Rasulgarh Bhubaneswar, Orissa	Ms. Rashmirekha Shethi Ms. Priyadarshini Roy Sri. Debasish Pattanayak Sri. Rahul Acharya	Sri. Vibekananda Ponda
18	Assam	Bardoishikla Dance	Sri Barlanfa Narzary Secretary (B.C.C) Boroland Cultural Centre Rumfal Bill, Post - Ramfal bill, Dist. - Kokrajhar, BTA-Assam	Ms. Honai Narzary Ms. Upbala Musahahary Ms. Neela Narzary Sri. Uraidao Bhrahma	Sri Rajendra Brahma
19	Manipur	Pung Cholam	Sri Yumnam Sekho Singh Khurai sajor Leikai Imphal - Ukhrul Road PO/PS Imphal (East), Manipur State (India)	Sri. Soibam Boy Singh Sri. Saram Sobha Singh Sri. Ningthoujam Binoy Singh Sri Yumnam Roneljit Singh	Sri Yendremban Amusana Singh
20	Orissa	Paika Dance	Sri Dinabandhu Biswal Vill - Nuagaon Via - Khurda Dist. - Khurda	Sri. Sasrat Chandra Baliarsing Sri. Manoj Kumar Biswal Sri. Himangshu Sekhar Baral Sri. Pradipta Sahany	Sri. Birat Naik
21	West Bengal	Natua Dance	Sri Gunadhar Sahis Vill + PO - Konapara PS - Kenda Purulia - 723 128	Sri. Ramu Sahis Sri. Dilip Sahis Sri. Dibakar Sahis Sri. Srimanta Sahis	Sri. Lattu Kalindi
22	Sikkim	Maruni Dance	Sri Padam Dhungel Yuva Kalyan Sangh Aho Yangtam, (E), Sikkim	Sri Youmuna Dhungel Sri Sancha Maya Ms. Lila Bhattaraj Ms. Sumitra Pande	Sri Kamal Dhakal

DATA BASE SYNOPSIS OF ART FORMS OF GURU SHISHYA PARAMPARA SCHEME
UP TO 31.03.2006 OF EZCC

Sl.	Name of the State	Name of the Art form	Name and Address of the Gurus	Synopsis of the Art forms
1	Manipur	Manipuri Dance	Sri T. H. Babu Singh Wripok Naremthomg Takhelloambam Leikai Imphal - 795 001	One of the most fascinating classical dances of Manipur. Different spiritual experiences are included in the dance. This is also described as the jewel dance from the land of jewel and has own acclaim from all over the country. It embodies the rich Vaishnavite tradition and gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's dance drama are also included in the art form.
2	Assam	Sattriya Dance	Sri Gobinda Saikia LIG, Block - B, Qr. No. - 201 Near Pub Guwahati Girls High School, Chadmori Colony, Guwahati - 781 003	Shankaradeva, the Vaishnavite saint and reformer, introduced this form of dance to propagate 'Vaishnavism' in Assam in the sixteenth century. This dance contains all the elements of a classical dance.
3	West Bengal	Gaudiya Dance	Smt. Mahua Mukherjee 6, Senpara, Garfa Kolkata - 700 075	Goudiya Nritya is a composite art form. It is enriched with, drama, music, poetry, colour and rhythm. The antiquity of Gaudiya Nritya is also based on literature, sculpture and historical evidence. Besides its roots in Natyashastra, its evolution and growth can be traced to the traditions of dance and some of dance forms existing in Gauda Banga. Gaudiya Nritya is an art that is meant primarily for spiritual expression and it was obviously a temple art at the outset. The tradition of Devadasis existed in Bengal from ancient time in temples, till now as the relic of the past we could see Vaishnavite Sevadasis and Nachnis of Purilia.
4	Orissa	Mayurbhanj Chhau Dance	Sri Paramananda Mohanta Dakshindahi, Bhurukundi PO - Purinda, Via - B, Sathilo, Dist. - Mayurbhanj Orissa - 757 100	In Orissa, Chhau dance of Mayurbhanj region has its own speciality in its style and rhythmic form. There are three styles of Chhau dance prevailing in the eastern region of the country. Other than the Chhau of Mayurbhanj, the two are Saraikella and Purulia. The Mayurbhanj Chhau is performed without mask and the theme of the dance centres around the tales from epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata, while in Saraikella and Purulia masks are used. Nowadays this dance is stylized and set to choreographic framework.
5	West Bengal	Purulia Chhau Dance	Sri Bhagaban Das Kumar Vill - Mutkuma, PO - Mutkuma PS - Jhalda, Via - Jiudaru Dist. - Purulia	Chhau dance of Purulia in West Bengal is one of the most vibrant and colourful folk art forms. Emanating from martial practice. Purulia chhau is a vigorous form of dance drama drawing its themes from the two great Indian epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, Masks and elaborate head gears are the ornamental apparels of the Chhau dancers. The dance commences with an invocation of Lord Ganesh before movements begin as per the story. In a Chhau dance, the fight between good and evil always culminates in the triumph of good over destructive evil. The Chhau masks, the dazzling costumes, the rhythmic drum beatings and the Shehnai characterize the Chhau dance. Powerful movements, immense concentration and release of energy mark this dance form.
6	West Bengal	Baul Gaan	Sri Purna Das Baul 59A, Maharaja Tagore Road Dhakuria, Kolkata - 700 031	Baul dance and song is very popular all over West Bengal. It is performed either solo or in groups to the anandalahari (popularly known as the gabgubagub) and the ektara and in some cases the Kartali (Cymbals) and dubki (small hand-drum). The dress of the Baul is generally an 'alkhalla', a saffron colour long cloak with turban of the same colour. Sometimes the 'alkhalla' may be of different mystic ideology of their own and the songs have a deeper meaning preaching the transience of mundane existence and their message is religious tolerance and universal brotherhood. The word 'Baul' means mad, i.e. mad with love for the Infinite Self. Both men and women take part in it. The influence of Baul on Tagore is significant.
7	Orissa	Gotipua Dance	Sri Maguni Das Founder Director Dasbhuja Gotipua Odissi Nrutya Parisad, Raghurajpur, Chandanpur, Dist. - Puri, Orissa	The Gotipuas are young boys of tender age. Dressed up as girls, they perform on various social, religious and festive occasions. Trained in singing, dancing & acrobatics, one cannot help admire the acrobatics involved in this dance form. It is believed that the gotipuas began their performance in the later medieval period from which the classical Odissi dance evolved.
8	Orissa	Sambalpuri Dance	Sri Ranjan Kumar Sahoo C/o UKIA, Police High School Dist. - Sambalpur Sambalpur - 768 001, Orissa	Sambalpur is a land of myths which owes its origin to the legendary Goddess Samleshwari. This dance is also called Chutkachuta dance which is composed based on the various ragas of Sambalpuri folk tradition. It is dedicated to Goddess Samleshwari Devi. The melodious songs and typical bright and colourful sarees and ornaments used by the dancing girls are eye soothing.
9	West Bengal	Raibenshe Dance	Sri Naresh Banerjee 50/3C, Shreegopal Mullick Lane Kolkata - 700 012	Raibenshe dance comes from the district of Birbhum and Murshidabad of West Bengal. Rai - means royal and bansh or bansha means bamboo. This was used by the infantry soldiers in the middle ages. This vigorous dance form includes mock fighting and acrobatics and is full of vigour. The accompanying musical instruments include the dhak, dhol, kansi and bells tied around their feet (ghumur). Performed by men only, the dance exhibits martial art, very rhythmic in character.
10	Assam	Bihu Dance	Dr. Prashanna Gogoi Qr. No. - 37/B, Central Gotanagar Railway Colony, Guwahati - 781 001	Bihu, the biggest festival of Assam, is celebrated with great pomp and grandeur during spring or during different stages of cultivation of paddy, the principal crop of Assam. It is intimately connected with agriculture. Bihu also ushers in the spring and has its roots in some earlier fertility cult as is evident from the subject matter of the songs. The dance is accompanied by indigenous musical instruments like Bihu Dhol (Drum), Small Cymbals (Tal), Pepa and Toka (a bamboo instrument).
11	Manipur	Lai haroaba	Sri R. K. Achouba Singh LOKLSO bung Imphal - 795 001	It is the most important village festival performed before the Sylvan gods and goddesses of Manipur, mirroring the ancient culture of Manipur. The Maibas and the Maibis conduct this ceremony depicting the creation of the world, origin of life, growth of civilization through complicated rituals and movements. The Lai-Haraoba dance festival lasts for many days. The Maibis, the priestesses, are the star performers of this festival.
12	Manipur	Thang-Ta Dance	Sri G. Guru Kishore Sharma Principal, Huyel Lazzong Manipur Thang-ta-Cultural Allocation Keirao Bitra Awang Leikai, Imphal - 725 001	Manipur has had a long experience of frequent battles against enemis. This made Manipur famous for its ancient martial arts. The Meiteis of Manipur are known as a martial race. The martial arts of the state, namely, Sword fighting, Spear fighting and Wrestling of Manipuri style, reveal the forms of self defence and aggression during war. 'Thang' (Sword) 'Ta' (Spear) dance is really trilling and rhythmic, apart from being a good exercise for body building. Thang-Ta provides mass entertainment. Both boys and girls perform this dance with great valour and spirit solo as also in group.
13	West Bengal	Bhatiali Lok Geet	Sri Amar Paul 27/14, K. M. Naskar Road Kolkata - 700 040	The most remarkable of the arrhythmic folk songs is also known as Bhatiyali. It expresses the joy and sorrow, hope and despair of the common people, living in the riverine areas of Bengal, who are quite adept to the isolation and desolation of the area. The songs express the lonely and lazy mood of the boatman, floating over a vast sheet of water, whose uncertain economic condition and risks attached to his profession have a strong impact over the sentiment of the song.
14	Assam	Kushan Dance	Smt. Susmita Adhikary C/o Mukunda Ram Das Gouripur Ward No. - 1, PO - Gouripur, Dist. - Dhubri Assam - 783 331	Kushan dance in one of the most popular forms of folk dance and a media of entertainment of the Goalpara District of Assam. The Kushan dance is also popular in North Bengal of West Bengal State. It is a very interesting form of folk entertainment associated with social functions and other festival occasions. A Kushan Dance group includes the gidal (the main singer) and the helper.
15	Bihar	Kazri Lok Nritya	Smt. Bindhya Basini Devi Vindhya Kala Mandir, Patna Rajendranagar, Road No. 11 Patna - 800 016	The dance of the plains of Bihar are by and large related to the seasons, the crop cycles and the joys and sorrows of everyday life. In both the Bhojpur and Magadh regions, men and woman celebrate the occasions of joy through songs and dance. The advent of spring in the Bhojpur region in welcomed by the Bhojpuri Jhoomar, as well as by the Dhamal jogira (Holi dance) and Kajari. In the formar, women dance to the songs sung by their male counterparts, while in the Holi dance, it is the men who dance. The Magahi Jhoomar is a dance performed by husband and wife. The wife asks for beautiful clothes and expensive jewellery, which the husband promises to provide.
16	Jharkhand	Saraikella Chhau Dance	Sri Shyama Charan Pati MIICR-39, Chhend Colony Main Road Rourkela - 769 015	This is one of the three Chhau dance prevailing in the Eastern region and in the states of West Bengal, Orissa and Jharkhand. This is a martial art dance of Saraikella in Bihar embedding the Veera rasa of the Indian dramatic spectrum. Performed with masks, this dance is generally connected with the frame of warriors and has a rich tradition behind it.
17	Orissa	Odissi Dance	Sri Durga Charan Ranbir General Secretary, NRUTYAYAN 866-P, Chandimata Colony Canal Road, Rasulgarh Bhubaneswar, Orissa	Odissi, the classical dance form of Orissa, India, evolved in the ambience of the "Hindu temple traditions and mythology'. It Is a lyrical style of dance and follows body norms quite different from those of other dance-forms. Its subtlety is its key-note and the intimate relationship experienced between the poetry and the music in Odissi is a feature upon which the aesthetics of the style is built.
18	Assam	Bardaishikla Dance	Sri Barlanfa Narzary Secretary (B.C.C) Boroland Cultural Centre Rumfal Bill, Post - Ramfal bill, Dist. - Kokrajhar, BTA-Assam	The Bodos, like other communities, have natured their own distinctive music and dance forms. They have contributed towards upholding the cultural traditions of Assam in large measure. Bardoisikhla, a very special folk art form of the Bodo Community, is one of the finest and most colourful rhythmic dances of the state of Assam. This dance is also closely associated with harvesting and is performed to welcome a good monsoon. The artistes dance in a group wearing bright and typical sarees with the accompaniment of traditional musical instruments like kham, siphung, jotha, charinda and cymbals. The delicate movements and the melodious music make the dance form extremely charming.
19	Manipur	Pung Cholam	Sri Yumnam Sekho Singh Khurai sajor Leikai Imphal - Ukhrul Road PO/PS Imphal (East), Manipur State (India)	Pung Cholom is an indispensable part of Manipur Classical Nata Sankirtan and performed during the ceremonial functions. While executing varied graceful body movements, the dancers play with Pung (Mridanga) and Cholom (Drum) in intricate and cross rhythm.
20	Orissa	Paika Dance	Sri Dinabandhu Biswal Vill - Nuagaon Via - Khurda Dist. - Khurda	The Paikas (Warrior) practice this martial art form very regularly. This dance is even now performed in the Paika settlement all over Orissa during different festivals like Dushera, Kalipuja etc. with swords, knives, daggers, sticks and tiger paws. Chagy, Nagar, Dhamsa, Mahuri and large cymbals are used as accompanying music.
21	West Bengal	Natua Dance	Sri Gunadhar Sahis Vill + PO - Konapara PS - Kenda Purulia - 723 128	The Natua Dance form is a very ancient dance form. There is mention of this art form in the Shiv Puranas. According to ancient belief, this dance form came into existence during the time of the marriage of Shiv and Durga. At that time, there were no musical instruments, so Lord Shiva created the 'Jai Dhak'. The word Natua has probably been derived from the name of Lord Nataraj. The dance is highly acrobatic and involves many tricks with fire etc. Nandi & Vringi the associates of lord Shiva were the first people to perform this dance. This dance form is seen during the Charak Puja and also occasionally on marriage occasions.
22	Sikkim	Maruni Dance	Sri Padam Dhungel Yuva Kalyan Sangh Aho Yangtam, (E), Sikkim	In a State where people still hold strong faith with many religious belief, it is but natural that religious festivals are as splendid as they are colourful. This dance is performed on the occasion of 'Diwali' or 'Tyohar' which is celebrated as 'Festival of Lights'. Groups of young boys and girls move from house to house singing and dancing invoking blessings of Gods and Goddesses on the houses they visit.