Damodar Hota (original) (raw)

Pandit Damodar Hota (Odia: ଦାମୋଦର ହୋତା, romanized: Dāmodara Hotā; 25 December 1935 – 5 February 2022) was an Indian classical vocalist, musicologist, composer, and guru based in Odisha, India. He was an exponent of Odissi classical music (Udra Paddhatiya Sangita) as well as Hindustani classical music. His primary research on Odissi classical music in the 1960s was groundbreaking in uncovering the historical roots, distinct ragas, talas, and lakshyanas of the music.