The term 'Odissi' for the classical dance of Odisha was coined by:

Explanation

Kalicharan Pattanayak (1898-1978) was an Odia poet, playwright, musician and scholar. He is credited with giving the name "Odissi" to the classical dance of Odisha in the 1950s, during the period when the dance was being revived and reconstructed.

Before the 1950s, the dance traditions of Odisha were known by different names, such as the dance of the maharis (temple dancers of the Jagannath temple at Puri) and the dance of the gotipuas (young boys who danced dressed as girls). In the late 1950s, a group of gurus, scholars and artists came together, especially through an association called Jayantika, to study these traditions, the temple sculptures and old texts such as the Abhinaya Chandrika, and to give the dance a clear structure. Kalicharan Pattanayak strongly argued that the dance was a classical form, with its own distinct identity, roots in the Natyashastra and a long history, and he proposed the name "Odissi". His arguments helped the dance gain recognition as a classical form, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi recognised it. He was honoured with the title "Kavichandra" for his literary work and received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.

Odissi is known for its two basic postures, the chauka (a square stance, representing Lord Jagannath) and the tribhanga (three bends in the body), its sculptural poses and its link with the Gita Govinda. Its recital follows the order Mangalacharan, Batu, Pallavi, Abhinaya and Moksha.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Kelucharan Mohapatra was the greatest guru of the Odissi revival, but he did not coin the name.
• ✗Jayadeva was the 12th century poet who wrote the Gita Govinda, which is often performed in Odissi.
• ✗Pankaj Charan Das was another great guru of the Odissi revival, called its "Adi Guru".