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Ram Gopal, 1917-2003

LC control no.n 50059518
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingRam Gopal, 1917-2003
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Variant(s)Gopal, Ram, 1917-2003
Rāma-gopāla, 1917-2003
Ramgopal, 1917-2003
Bisano Ram Gopal, 1917-2003
Bissano Ram Gopal, 1917-2003
Gopal, Bisano Ram, 1917-2003
Gopal, Bissano Ram, 1917-2003
Associated countryIndia
LocatedLondon (England)
Birth date1917-11-20
1912-11-20
Death date2003-10-12
2003-10-12
Place of birthBangalore (India)
Field of activityDance
Profession or occupationDancers
Found inAmbrose, K. Classical dances, 1950.
Garuda, [2016]: t.p. (Ram Gopal) p.3-4 (born 1912, Bangalore, India; dancer; brought his dance company to London in 1939; during World War 2, he went back to India, but returned to the UK in 1951 with his new dance company)
Guardian (London, England), 13 October 2003, viewed 10 October 2017: Ram Gopal (No one can be quite sure of Ram's age. His passport put his year of birth as 1917, but contemporaries insist that events show it must have been nearer to 1912; Bisano Ram Gopal, dancer, born November 20 1917; died October 12 2003)
Wikipedia, viewed 10 October 2017 (Bissano Ram Gopal OBE (20 November 1912-12 October 2003) was an Indian dancer and choreographer who performed mostly as a soloist and toured extensively throughout his lengthy career; He was named Bissano, being born on 20 November (Bees = 20 in Hindi); published Indian Dancing in 1951, and his autobiography Rhythms in the Heavens in 1957)
Associated languageeng