Personal Details
| Date of Birth/Age | March 1, 1951 |
| Education | Masters in Music, Utkal University Nrutyacharya Course, Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya Bhubaneswar |
| Field of expertise | Odissi Dance – Performer/Teacher |
| Academic/Professional activities | Guru Durga Charan Ranbir besides having participated, choreographed and conducted dance programmes in most of the major festivals in India has more than 25 years of teaching experience. These include: Khajuraho Nritya Samaroh, Khajuraho; Haridas Sammelan, Vrindavan; Gunguru Festival, Bhopal; Chhanda Festival, Kerala; Uttara Purusha Festival, Uttar Pradesh; Nishagandhi Festival, Kerala; Surya Festival, Kerala, Kinkini Festival; Konark Festival; Beach Festival, Puri; Natyanjali, Chidambaram; Tamil Izai Sangam Festival, Poolachi; Natarajotjhsava, Pallavothsave, Mysore; Kal Ke Kalakaar Sammelan, Mumbai; Kumbhamela, Allahabad and Nritya Mahotsov, Orissa. He has performed abroad for programmes organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations and other sponsoring agencies in Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China, South Korea, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, USA, and South America. His teaching activities include training about 300 students of India and foreign origin at ‘Nrityayan’, an institute established by him, who have excelled in their work and have performed, in international forums. Guru Ranbir has served as visiting faculty in Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Bhubaneswar, Delhi University Cultural Council; Examiner, Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai, Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, and Jury Member, Selection Committee, Ministry of Human Resources Development, G.O.I. for Odissi dance Scholarship/Fellowship. |
| Name of the institution(s)you associated with | ‘Nrutyayan’, Bhubaneswar , Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh |
| Honours/Awards/Fellowships,etc. | SENIOR NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP Research in Odissi Dance from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India ORISSA SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY AWARD GURU DEBA PRASAD DAS AWARD Patitapaban Kala Niketan, New Delhi VEDA VYAS AWARD Bhanja Kala Kendra, Rourkela |
| Any association with foreign institution(s) | Sutra Dance Theatre, Kuala Lumpur, (Malaysia) Lotus Music and Dance School, New York, (USA) |
