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Staging of Girish Karnad’s play Tughlaq by Rangavalli
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Staging of Girish Karnad’s play Tughlaq by Rangavalli

May 26, 2022

Mysore/Mysuru: Rangavalli, a city-based amateur theatre group, will be staging Girish Karnad’s Jnanpith award-winning play ‘Tughlaq’ at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira here on May 28 and 29 at 6.30 pm. Onstage: Manjunatha Shastry, Raviprasad, Murali Gundanna, Rashmi Narayan, Hariprasad, Raghu Boodnoor, Manju V.  Narasapura, Vijay, Pranav, Raghu, Shivamurthy, R. Manju, Gururaj, Bhargavi, Adarsha, Naveen, Prajwal,…

Lecture series on ‘Girish Karnad’ begins
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Lecture series on ‘Girish Karnad’ begins

November 5, 2019

Mysuru, Nov.5 (SPN&SD)- “Many artistes working in the film industry these days are neglecting their personal life. Legendary playwright, actor Girish Karnad was an exception to this statement as he had a meaningful personal life other than his fame and fanfare,” opined the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) Senior Fellow Dr….

Karnad: One man who was many men
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Karnad: One man who was many men

June 18, 2019

By T.J.S. George Many things will be said, and more remembered in silent wonderment, about Girish Karnad, who appeared as one person but was in fact a congregation of identities — actor, playwright, director, essayist and, never forget, Urban Naxal.  He was a shaper of his times.  He made seminal contributions to the literary heritage…

Ranga Namana for Girish Karnad
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Ranga Namana for Girish Karnad

June 12, 2019

Mysuru: Rangayana in association with Karnataka Nataka Academy has organised ‘Ranga Namana’ for actor and playwright Girish Karnad on June 14 at 5 pm at Bhoomigeetha in city. Academy Chairman J. Lokesh will inaugurate the programme. Rangayana Director Bhagirathi Bai Kadam will preside. Theatre artistes Srinivas G. Kappanna, H. Janardhan and others will participate.

Girish Karnad passes away
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Girish Karnad passes away

June 10, 2019

State declares holiday; 3-day mourning; cremation with State honours But family says no to State honours;  cremation without any religious rituals Bengaluru: Noted actor, filmmaker, playwright and Jnanpith Awardee Girish Karnad passed away this morning. He was 81. Karnad succumbed to a prolonged illness at his residence on Lavelle Road in Bengaluru. Karnad is survived…

An era in Indian theatre and cinema ends
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An era in Indian theatre and cinema ends

June 10, 2019

Bengaluru: Jnanpith Award winner Girish Karnad was one of the most noted playwrights in India.  He wrote his first play, the critically acclaimed ‘Yayati’ (1961), while still at Oxford. Centred on the story of a mythological king, the play established  Karnad’s use of the themes of history and mythology. Karnad’s next play, ‘Tughlaq’ (1964), tells…

Sound and Light Show at Palace cancelled
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Sound and Light Show at Palace cancelled

June 10, 2019

Mysuru:  As three-day State mourning has been declared following the demise of Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad, there will be no Sound & Light Show at Mysore Palace on June 10, June 11 and June 12. However, the Show will resume from June 13, according to a press release from the Mysore Palace Board Deputy  Director.

Karnad recalls A.K. Ramanujan’s Mysuru link at Literature Fest
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Karnad recalls A.K. Ramanujan’s Mysuru link at Literature Fest

June 4, 2017

Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram speaks this evening Mysuru: The fragrance of the Mysuru Literature Festival, organised by the Mysuru Literary Forum Charitable Trust and Book Clubs 2015, wafted across the old neighbourhood heritage structure, Wind Chimes, in Nazarbad, as Jnanpith Awardee Girish Karnad delivered the keynote address, setting the tone for the day-long festival….

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