Gambhir Singh Mura

Indian dancer

Gambhir Singh Mura
Statue of Gambhir Singh Mura
Born	2 March 1930 Pitikiri Bamni, Purulia, West Bengal, India
Died	9 November 2002(2002-11-09) (aged 71–72)
Occupation	Tribal dancer
Known for	Chhau dance
Parent	Jipa Singh Mura
Awards	Padma Shri

Gambhir Singh Mura (1930 – 9 November 2002) was an Indian tribal dancer known for his contributions to the tribal martial dance of Chhau.^[1]^[2] He was an exponent of the Purulia school of Chhau.^[3]

Mura was born in a tribal family to Jipa Singh Mura^[4] at Pitikiri Bamni village in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[5] He performed in many places such as England, France,^[6] Japan and USA.^[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1981.^[7]

References

^ "Chhau village comes alive at Kharagpur puja". Times of India. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ "Baghmundi is the place of Chhow dance". Baghmundi Block Development Office. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ M. D. Muthukumaraswamy, Molly Kaushal (2004). Folklore, Public Sphere, and Civil Society. National Folklore Support Centre. p. 317. ISBN 9788190148146. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ "Nepal Chandra Sutradhar". Daricha. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Famous Personalities". Purulia District Official site. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ "National Institute of Chhau and Folk Dances". National Institute of Chhau and Folk Dances. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.