Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada and Culture Department Director P. Vishwanath Hiremath said: “With the thrust on making summer vacations meaningful and packed with entertainment to encourage creativity among children, Rangayana has been providing a platform every year by organising Chinnara Mela. The intention is to prevent children from becoming mobile phone addicts that spoil their future, as…
Colourful start for Chinnara Mela
April 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The 25-day ‘Chinnara Mela,’ the children’s summer camp organised by the city’s theatre repertory Rangayana, got off to a colourful start yesterday. Noted singer and Music Director Vasuki Vaibhav inaugurated the camp with the theme ‘Nammee Tainela’ (Our Motherland) by applying make-up on children. The Chinnara Mela this year is dedicated to theatre Music…
250 application forms for Chinnara Mela sold out
April 2, 2023Last date to submit filled-in applications Apr. 5 Mysore/Mysuru: The application forms for ‘Chinnara Mela,’ conducted by city’s theatre repertory Rangayana at its premises from Apr. 10 to May 5 have been sold out. Only 250 applications were issued. The theme for this year’s mela is ‘Namma Tainela’ (Our Motherland). As the popular annual summer…
‘Chinnara Mela’ concludes: Children enjoy artificial shower
May 9, 2019Mysuru: ‘Chinnara Mela,’ the annual summer camp organised by Rangayana, concluded last evening featuring an awareness on fire-fighting, ‘Okuliyata’ and dancing to the beat of drums at Kalamandira premises here. A ‘Makkala Santhe’ was also organised where items like fruit salad, churumuri and panipuri were sold by children which were also prepared by them. Okuliyata:…
Artiste’s presence of mind saves children at ‘Chinnara Mela’
May 8, 2019Mysuru: A senior artiste displayed presence of mind and saved several children from potential injuries during the Chinnara Mela at Rangayana in city yesterday. Artiste K.R. Nandini, was preparing for a performance when she sensed that a branch of a tree could fall due to high wind and gale that lashed city for sometime. She…
“Word truth is inbuilt in our culture”
May 3, 2019Veteran actor Sundar Raj at Chinnara Mela Mysuru: “One should not become a prey to western culture but instead save and nurture our country’s culture and food habits,” said veteran actor Sundar Raj. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Jogigondu Angi’ programme as part of ‘Chinnara Mela,’ where the statue of Kindarajogi was draped in a…
Interactions at ‘Chinnara Mela’: Children apprised on Surfing Sport
April 28, 2019Mysuru: National and International award winning Surfer and Stand-up Paddler Tanvi Jagadish from Mangaluru interacted with children of ‘Chinnara Mela’ at Rangayana here yesterday. “My grandfather took me to Surfing sports in Mulki when I was just 9 and till 12 years I practiced Surfing every summer. I was called a Kid Surf Instructor and…
‘Chinnara Mela-2019’ off to a colourful start
April 14, 2019Mysuru: ‘Chinnara Mela-2019’, the popular summer camp for children organised by Rangayana took off last evening at Vanaranga in Kalamandira premises with renowned artiste Ramachandra Hadapad administering the ‘Rangasangeetha Deekshe’ to children chanting ‘Kayo Sri Gowri’ composed by Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, ‘Karunalu baa belake’ by B.M. Sri and ‘Lola lotte’ by Saint Purandaradasa. Assamese movie director…
‘Chinnara Mela’ today
April 13, 2019Mysuru: The inauguration of the month-long 21st Chinnara Mela-2019 summer camp organised for children by theatre repertoire Rangayana will be inaugurated this evening. Renowned artiste Ramachandra Hadapad will inaugurate the mela in a novel way by reciting ‘Kayo Shri Gowri’ the then Provincial anthem of Mysore Kingdom with the participating children joining in chorus and…
Artiste Ramachandra Hadapad to inaugurate ‘Chinnara Mela’ on Apr.13
April 11, 2019Mysuru: The popular summer camp for children in the age group of 7 to 14 years ‘Chinnara Mela’ organised by Rangayana at Kalamandira premises here will be held from Apr.13 to May 8. Disclosing this at a press meet at Rangayana premises this morning, Rangayana Director Bhagirathi Bai Kadam and Joint Director Mallikarjuna Swamy said…
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