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Raghunath Panigrahi Biography, Age, Death, Height, Weight, Family, Caste, Wiki & More

Updated On : August 10, 2018

Short Biography

Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi, a well-known Indian Classical Singer and Music Director was born on 10th August 1932.

Other Name: Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi
Other Professions: Playback Singer Music Director
Appearance: Odia

Raghunath Panigrahi Complete Bio & Career

Raghunath Panigrahi enjoyed a highly successful, paying and promising career as a playback singer for Telugu and Tamil films in Chennai. Throughout his career, he has worked with all the great stars of the south Indian music industry. He decided to give up his career to team up with his wife Sanjukta Panigrahi, who was then dreaming of launching a worldwide campaign to popularize the classical Odissi dance form.

The Two Indians who kept working despite not getting enough media support or any sponsorships. Their hard work paid off as Odissi dance form gained an international reputation and opened gates for Odiya art and culture at the international stage.
An outstanding singer of the Odissi genre, Panditji, as he was popularly called, was not just a vocalist, but also a versatile composer whose work covered a wide range of forms in classical music.

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Honours & Awards

AWARD NAME AWARD CATEGORY RECEIPT YEAR RECEIPT FIELD
Padma Shri Civilian Award 2010 Arts

Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

Raghunath Panigrahi died on 25-08-2013 at the age of 81 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

DEATHDAY 25 August,2013 (Sunday)
DEATH PLACE Bhubaneswar, Odisha
DEATH COUNTRY India

Raghunath Panigrahi Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was married to Indian Classical Dancer Sanjukta Panigrahi since 1960 and together the couple was blessed with two sons.

Life's Important Dates Of Raghunath Panigrahi

Body Measurements

Chest Size 42
Biceps Size 15
Waist Size 32
Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Brown
Hair Colour Black

Favourites

Favorite Color Black, Red
Favorite Food Non Veg Food

Raghunath Panigrahi Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

Raghunath Panigrahi was 81 years 0 month & 15 days old age.