It was in his graduation years in Kolkata when he met Salil Choudhury & was greatly impressed with his style of music & incorporated the ‘jumping notes’ style in his Odia compositions. He started early, creating a storm when he was recognized as a child prodigy after receiving the Best Singer Trophy for 4 consecutive years (singing Dhrupad, Khayal, Odissi, Champu, and Bhajan) in the Annual All Orissa Music Competitions organized by ‘Utkala Sangeeta Samaaja, Cuttack.’ Mohapatra learned vocal music from Sangeet Narayan Banchhanidhi Panda from the age of five years and was ready for public performances at the tender age of nine years.
The career of Shantanu Mohapatra with Music:-Ī born singer, Mr. Shantanu Mohapatra joined the IPTA (Indian People’s Theatrical Association) while still at IIT, Kharagpur, and learned the art and technique of Choral singing under the famous poet-singer-composer, Salil Choudhury. He was also a consultant to JINDAL Stainless Steel, Bhubaneswar, and M/s Orion Ispat Ltd Shantanu Mohapatra was the Director, Llyods Metals & Engineers, is on the Board of Directors, Ispat Alloys, Kolkata, Advisor to NIPL (Neelachal Iron & Power Ltd.), Jamshedpur. During his tenure as Director, mineral production and mining revenue of the state touched an all-time high of 39 million tonnes and Rs 115 Crores respectively.
Shantanu Mohapatra formulated new regulations on gemstones, anti-smuggling & trading of minerals, new Act & Rules on licensing and storage, trading, etc. This veteran music director passed away on 30th, December 2020 Shantanu Mohapatra is a multi-faceted personality who has shown his talent both as a singer and music director. He joined the State Directorate of Mining and Geology Government of Odisha in June 1957 as a Geologist from which he later retired as the Director (Mining & Geology) in 1994. He received B.Sc in Applied Geology and Geophysics in 1957 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Shantanu Mohapatra was born on November 1936, in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district.
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