Guru Pankaj Charan Das (17 March 1925 – 11 June 2003) was an Indian classical dancer, choreographer and the Adi Guru of Odissi dance in other word he's the father of odissi dance. He was the adopted son of a mahari(temple dancer) Ratna Prabha Devi and from her he learnt the art of devotional movement. He was responsible to revive the dance form that later became the base for birth of odissi. He was the man who was responsible for bringing odissi out of the temple precincts into broad daylight.