Mohan Sundar Goswami

Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami was an Odissi musician, poet, composer and guru of traditional Rahasa/Rasa, and he also directed Odia-language films. He was born in Puri on 8 August 1892, when the place was in British India. He founded the Radha Krishna Bihari Ras Dal in Puri in 1918. His troupe's training covered abhinaya, percussion, singing and stagecraft. Kelucharan Mohapatra joined Goswami's Rasa Leela troupe in Puri in 1932 and became a trusted disciple. Goswami died on 11 January 1948.