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'''Leena Mohanty''' is a leading exponent of [[Odissi]] dance. She has won many [[award]]s, such as the Ustad Bismillah Khan Youth award, the Mahari award, the Sanjukta Panigrahi award and performed in many shows throughout the world. She has choreographed [[dance]] pieces and items and has taught students throughout the world. Her main bases and centers of learning are in [[Bhubaneswar|Bhubaneshwar]], [[Odisha]], [[India]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], and [[New York City]], though she has performed in many other places.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Leena Mohanty was born and brought up in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], [[India]] to Rabinarayana Mohanty ([[Gurudas]]), a businessman a and Swarna Mohanty, a poet. However, she was raised in a spiritual and cultural family and therefore, was introduced to Odissi dance at the tender age of four. She first learnt under [[Deba Prasad Das]], a famous [[Odissi]] dancer, but after the demise of her teacher, she continued her training under Guru Durga Charan Ranbir. She still continues to perform and teach [[Odissi]] dance.<br />
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At the age of [[11 (number)|eleven]] to [[12 (number)|twelve]], she acted in the [[Odia language|Odiya]] movie " [[Basanta Rasa]]" directed by Gurudas as [[Lalita Sahasranama|Lalita]], [[Radha|Srimati Radha]]'s faithful friend.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
The awards won by Leena Mohanty are as such as [[follows:]]<br />
* Recipient of Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2006 from [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award|Sangeet Natak Akademi]], [[New Delhi]]<br />
* Recipient of the Mahari Award, 2006<br />
* Recipient of Sanjukta Panigrahi Award, Patitapawan Kala Niketan, New Delhi<br />
* Recipient of Junior Fellowship in dance from [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]], govt. of India<br />
* Recipient of Senior National Scholarship in [[Odissi]] [[dance]] from [[Department of Culture and the Arts|Department of Culture]], govt. Of [[India]]<br />
* Awarded the title Singarmani by Sursingar Samsad, [[Mumbai]], [[India]]<br />
* Empanelled artist of the Indian council of Cultural Relations ([[Indian Council for Cultural Relations|ICCR]])<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}[http://www.artindia.net/leena/ http://www.artindia.net/leena]<br />
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http://artindia.net/leena/about.html<br />
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http://pad.ma/BCW/info<br />
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http://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/arts/2013/07/23/two-dance-forms-come-together-in-sharanagati/<br />
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https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/arts/dance/21fringe.html<br />
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https://orissamatters.wordpress.com/tag/leena-mohanty/<br />
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