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Folk artiste Gopinath dies at 107

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Noted singer of ‘Krishna Leela’, a popular folk dance of Odisha and Padma Shri awardee Gopinath Swain died on Thursday in Odisha’s Ganjam district, family sources said. He was 107 years old.

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Swain died at his home in Gobindpur. He was suffering from old-age-related ailments, they said.

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He was conferred with the Padma Shri in 2024 and the Sangeet Natak Academy award in 2023. Swain was well-known as guru (master) in the locality as he had trained several of his students about Krishna Leela.

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