Pandit Damodar Hota Passes Away

• 07 Feb 2022

• Eminent Odissi classical singer Pandit Damodar Hota passed away on 06^th February, 2022, due to old age-related ailments.
• Pandit Hota was trained in Odissi classical music and Hindustani classical music.
• Under scholarship from Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, he also trained under Pandit Omkarnath Thakur and Pandit Balwantrai Bhatt.
• His research on Odissi classical music in the 1960s was considered “ground-breaking” as it revealed the historical roots, distinct ragas, talas, and lakshyanas of the genre.