Baladeba Ratha

Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha
Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha depicted in a palm leaf manuscript by 19th-century chitrakāra master Raghunath Prusti
Native name	କବିସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ବଳଦେବ ରଥ
Born	Bada Khemundi, Ganjam, Odisha, India
Died	Athagada, Odisha, India
Language	Odia
Genre	Odissi music
Notable works	Kishorachandrananda Champu, Ratnakara Champu, Chandrakala, Sarpa Janana

Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha (alternatively spelled Kabisurya, Kavisurya Baladev Rath, Odia: କବିସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ବଳଦେବ ରଥ, romanized: Kabisūrjya Baḷadeba Ratha, Odia: [kɔbisurd͡ʒjɔ bɔl̪ɔd̪ebɔ ɾɔt̪ʰɔ] ^ⓘ; c. 1789 – 1845) was an Indian poet who wrote in the Odia language, and a composer and musician of Odissi music, most known as poet-composer of the Champu. Kabisurjya has composed hundreds of songs in the tradition of Odissi music, employing unique traditional ragas & talas. His magnum opus Kisorachandrananda Champu is a cornerstone of the Odissi music repertoire & Kabisurjya is widely renowned for his masterful compositions. He wrote in both Sanskrit and Odia. His works are known for their devotional quotient and he is the credited founder of the Dhumpa Sangita tradition.^[1]