Bhubaneswar: Renowned puppeteer Maguni Charan Kuanr of Odisha’s Keonjhar has died. He was in his 80s. President Droupadi Murmu paid her heartfelt condolences to the bereaved household of Maguni Charan Kuanr.
“Sad to learn about the demise of Shri Maguni Charan Kuanr, an eminent puppeteer from Keonjhar, Odisha. He was awarded the Padma Shri for the promotion of the traditional puppet dance form. He leaves behind an inspiring legacy. Condolences to his family, friends and admirers,” a submit on the official X account of the President of India learn.
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ କଣ୍ଢେଇ ନୃତ୍ୟଗୁରୁ ଶ୍ରୀ ମାଗୁଣି ଚରଣ କୁଅଁରଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗରେ ମୁଁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମର୍ମାହତ । ପାରମ୍ପରିକ କଣ୍ଢେଇ ନୃତ୍ୟର ପ୍ରଚାର ପ୍ରସାର ପାଇଁ ସେ ପଦ୍ମଶ୍ରୀ ସମ୍ମାନରେ ସମ୍ମାନିତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ । ସେ ଛାଡ଼ିଯାଇଥିବା ପଦଚିହ୍ନ ସର୍ବଦା ପ୍ରେରଣାର ଉତ୍ସ ହୋଇ ରହିବ । ତାଙ୍କ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର, ବନ୍ଧୁ-ପରିଜନ ଓ ପ୍ରଶଂସକମାନଙ୍କୁ… pic.twitter.com/fGeocmogtK
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Over the final seven a long time, Kuanr created his personal puppets, designed costumes and narrated the performs whereas experimenting with totally different sizes of puppets.
In 2023, he acquired Padma Shri, one of many highest civilian awards of the nation, for his lifelong contribution to the sector of artwork for holding alive the artwork of rod puppetry.
He was additionally a recipient of the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman from Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi in addition to the Kendriya Sangeet Natak Akademi award.
