Kumkum Mohanty

Kumkum Mohanty (born 10 September 1946) is an Odissi dancer.

Kumkum Mohanty
Born	(1946-09-10) 10 September 1946 (age 78) Cuttack, Orissa, British India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Graduate, Pol. Sc.
Alma mater	Utkal University
Occupation	Administrator
Children	2
Awards	Padma Shri Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Website	www.geetagovinda.in

Mohanty was born at Cuttack in The village Sukleswar.^[1] She received training from Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra at Kala Vikash Kendra.^[2] She is recognised for abhinaya.^[3] She has worked as the special secretary (Culture) to the Government of Odisha.^[4] After her retirement in 2004, she started her dance school Geeta govinda in 2006, in Bhubaneshwar. Currently she joined as an adjunct professor at School of Humanities, Social Sciences & Management, IIT Bhubaneswar

Awards

• Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra Award, 2011^[5]
• Padma Shri, 2005^[6]
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1994^[7]
• Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, 1993
• 2nd Nrutyangada Samman ^[8]