Mysuru: City’s amateur theatre group Kadamba Ranga Vedike has been chosen for Rotary Namana Award-2017 instituted jointly by Namana Kalavedike and Rotary Mysore Midtown. It will be presented at a programme to take place at Ganabharathi on Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar at 7 pm tomorrow (Jan.10).
Theatre personality and Rajyotsava awardee Rtn. Rajashekar Kadamba will receive the award.
Kadamba Ranga Vedike has made a mark for itself in theatre activities. The Vedike, which was started by theatre personality Rajashekar Kadamba in 1963, has enacted over a hundred plays over the years.
The group, which adapted Ta.Ra.Su’s novel ‘Durgasthamana’ into a play, created a record of sorts, with the play becoming most popular at that time.
The Vedike has the distinction of being the first theatre group to organise a play at Kalamandira in 1986, as part of World Kannada Meet. Apart from performing plays, the Vedike is actively engaged in other theatre-related activities.
Namana Kalavedike, a cultural group of the city, was founded by Nandakumar couple. This Kalavadike has played host to a number of children theatre camps, film appreciation camps, film fests and theatre plays over the years.
The Vedike produced a documentary on Film Director H.L.N. Sinha, marking his 100th birth anniversary. The Namana Kalavedike, which has a full-fledged auditorium, is a central force for many creative and innovative theatre and cultural activities.
This post was published on January 9, 2018 6:30 pm