Tributes pour in from across the globe following the demise of Lata Mangeshkar yesterday. While Mysuru-based artist L. Yogananda (above) used nine tissue papers to draw the late singer’s portrait and offer his last respects, another artist from Mysuru and currently a resident of Bengaluru, Badal Nanjundaswamy, paid tribute by drawing Lata’s portrait on M-sand.
City artist renews painting to rekindle awareness
October 2, 2021Come October, everyone looks forward for the annual grandeur — Naada Habba Dasara — but since the outbreak of Corona pandemic last year, the main attraction of the season, Jumboo Savari too is restricted to Palace premises. With that, the chance to witness the practice sessions of the royal guests of Mysuru, the Dasara jumbos,…
Jumbo awareness through Art
October 10, 2020City-based artist L. Yogananda, an alumnus of CAVA, who was in news with his artistic way of creating awareness about the Coronavirus and importance of following Government guidelines to contain the spread of the deadly pandemic, has painted a wall atop Chamundi Hill with an elephant, the cynosure of all eyes during the Dasara festivities,…
A tribute to Kannada matinee idol
April 24, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: City-based artist L. Yogananda, who was in news with his artistic way of creating awareness about the Coronavirus and importance of following lockdown guidelines, too is locked inside his art studio at Vijayanagar here. Yet, the artist, who happens to share his birthday with matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar and God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar…
Stay Home to Stay Safe…
April 1, 2020L. Yoganand, a city-based artist and an alumnus of CAVA, who is creating awareness about the Coronavirus through a video, has put up the prop depicting Google Chrome that featured in the video on the grills of Kukkarahalli Lake as if warning the people who come out on streets unnecessarily though nation lockdown is in…
Unreeling the Mahatma
February 19, 2020City-based artist L. Yogananda brings alive Mahatma Gandhi on a plywood sheet using old audio and video tapes at Rangayana premises where Bahuroopi Theatre Festival with the theme ‘Gandhi Patha’ is held. Describing his work as ‘Hale Nenapu Hosa Baapu’ (Old Memories, New Gandhiji), the artist says: “When we were children, we used to hear…
City artist enters India Book of Records
May 28, 2017Mysuru: City-based artist L. Yogananda (in pic) has created a new national record for ‘Most Paintings On Bauhinia Seeds’ and it has been accepted in India Book of Records. The record will be considered for inclusion in the future India Book of Records publications. The details of the achievement have been entered into the records…
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