Author: Krusnadasa Badajena Mahapatra
Alternate names: Kr̥ṣṇadāsa Baḍajenā Mahāpātra, Krushnadasa Badajena Mahapatra, କୃଷ୍ଣଦାସ ବଡ଼ଜେନା ମହାପାତ୍ର
Born: fl. 1559
Died: 1568
Bio: Krusnadesa Badajena Mahapatra was a 16th-century musician par excellence from Odisha and author of the Odissi music treatise (Sangita-Sastra) Gitaprakasa. Krusnadasa can be dated to the late 16th century based on internal evidences in his work. In the year 1565, Mahapatra presented his music in the court of Akbar. Abul Fazl extolls a certain 'Mahapattar' in his Ain-i-Akbari. The Akbarnama also makes mention of a "Mahapattar who adorned the court of Akbar, the great Mogul and who was unrivalled in the arts of Indian poetry and music". (Wikipedia)