"Practising hard makes you a good dancer. But the day you embrace humility is when you become an artiste." When disciples of Odissi exponent Kelucharan Mohapatra speak of him, they remember this life lesson with as much fondness as his training sessions. This perhaps is testimony to the personality of the Padma Vibhushan recipient, who despite his accomplishments, remained the humble village man that he was until he breathed his last in 2004.