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At the tender age of four years, Rahul Acharya started learning Odissi dance from illustrious guru Shri Durga Charan Ranbir. This child prodigy was born on 7th December in the year 1982. Rahul Acharya believed to have a strong feeling for the Odissi dance in its highly religious structure that can only be seen in the Jaganatha's culture. He has also bagged the rare quality of studying the most difficult yoga namely, Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga at the Satyananda Yoga Vidyalaya, Bihar School of Yoga. These two types of yogas are said to perform by the sages.<br>https://www.indianetzone.com/12/rahul_ac
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Rahul Acharya At the tender age of four years, Rahul Acharya started learning Odissi dance from illustrious guru Shri Durga Charan Ranbir. This child prodigy was born on 7th December in the year 1982. Rahul Acharya believed to have a strong feeling for the Odissi dance in its highly religious structure that can only be seen in the Jaganatha's culture. He has also bagged the rare quality of studying the most difficult yoga namely, Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga at the Satyananda Yoga Vidyalaya, Bihar School of Yoga. These two types of yogas are said to perform by the sages. Other than his dance, Rahul is an avid devotee of Lord Jagannatha and well versed in Sanskrit. He enjoys reading and researching on Shastras (Scriptures) and bringing them to the forefront through his dance. Internationally renowned as a virtuosic artist, he has performed all over the globe – in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central America, and throughout the United States. Rahul has danced extensively in India, participating in many of the most celebrated festivals. In 2010 he received the honor of being a soloist in the Khajuraho Dance Festival. Amongst his 2009 performances were Natya Tarangini’s Parampara Series, several Sangeet Natak Akademi sponsored engagements in Tamil Nadu, and the Kumbhalgarh Dance Festival. He has danced at the Mukteswar, Konark, Puri Beach, and Udayshankar Dance Festivals, as well as many more. Other appearances include ones at Kalakshetra and the National Centre for Performing Arts. Rahul Acharya has also given several lecture demonstration on Jagannatha culture and on the traditional dance form, Odissi. Some his noted lecture demonstrations are:
1. Lecture Demonstrations organized by SPIC MACAY at IIT, Kharagpur. 2.Lecture demonstrations at premier national institutes like the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore. 3. Lecture demonstrations at Shantiniketan, Vishwabharati University, West Bengal. 4. Lecture demonstrations at Universities in Reunion Islands. 5.Lecture demonstrations at Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, Caracas, Venezuela. Lecture demonstrations at Colegio Timoteo Aguire, Merida, Venezuela. 6. Lecture demonstrations at Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia. 7. Lecture demonstrations at Incolballet, Cali, Colombia.