Famous People with Name Guru

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra: was a Indian classical dancer, guru and proponent of Odissi dance, who is credited for the revival of the classical dance form in the 20th century [2].Among the many gems of Orissa has produced in different fields of art along the centuries, one of the latest is certainly the Odissi dance Guru Sri Kelucharan Mohapatra born on 8th January 1926 at Raghurajpur, Puri. As it is the case with most of the geniuses, who emerge from time to time in the history of humanity, the story of his life is one of struggle and unending dedication. The story of his artistic experience touches all the salient features of the cultural life of Orissa of the last sixty years and it becomes the story of the growth and recognition of the Odissi style as one of the classical dances of India.

Ella Guru            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ella Guru: Guru was born in Ohio, USA and graduated from Ohio State University. She has lived in London since 1991 and is married to Stuckist artist Sexton Ming. Her daughter Lucy was born in 2004. In 1993, she was number one in the Indie charts with the group Voodo