Artistes enact themes of patriotism, relationships Mysore/Mysuru: Plays focussing on patriotism, the struggles in the Freedom Movement and human relations were enacted on the penultimate day of the ongoing Bahuroopi Raashtriya Rangotsava (National Theatre Festival) at Rangayana premises here yesterday. Punjabi play ‘Shaheed Udham Singh Azaad’ was enacted by Chandigarh-based theatre group ‘Theater for Theater’…
‘We are ever-indebted to mothers’
March 20, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that mother is nature, writer and noted medical practitioner Dr. Vijayalakshmi Balekundri opined that Indian culture has been able to maintain its richness because of love and affection shown by mothers and as such we are ever indebted to her. She was speaking at the seminar on the topic ‘Mother’ organised as part…
‘Values cannot be imbibed through plastic bottles’
March 20, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that mothers of yesteryears used to feed their children through olle (baby feeder), noted poet and humorist Bhuvaneshwari Hegde said that today, it has become common for the working woman to thrust nipple attached plastic bottles to their infants and one should wonder how such women can imbibe values in their children. She…
Plays on life and livelihood, societal issues at Bahuroopi
March 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Life and livelihood, societal problems, mental trauma arising out of helplessness and such other human issues came to the fore on the seventh day of the ongoing Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival at Rangayana here yesterday. Bengaluru’s Thema Theatre Group enacted ‘LSD’ Kannada play at Sampat Rangamandira. The play highlighted how human beings who are…
Shyamala’s knitting art expo at Suchitra Art Gallery to conclude tomorrow
March 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Knitting Art Exhibition at ‘Bahuroopi Rashtriya Rangotsava’ is drawing large crowd and has received huge appreciation from those who visited the expo at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira premises. The exhibition under the theme ‘Mounada Henigeya Dhyana,’ is a collection knitting works of city’s 86-year-old Shyamla Krishnamurthy, which has won the appreciation of…
Cultural events captivate crowd
March 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The traditional dance performances and an exhilarating display of Martial Arts captivated the crowds on the seventh day of Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival (Bahuroopi Raashtriya Rangotsava) at Rangayana here yesterday. Artistes from Karnataka and Manipur performed traditional dances, while artistes from Kerala presented ‘Kalaripayattu’ martial arts, which drew thunderous applause from the gathering. The…
Trials and tribulations of life unveiled through plays
March 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Theatre lovers had a memorable day at ‘Bahuroopi Rashtriya Rangotsava,’ organised at Rangayana in city yesterday. The drama, ‘Old Man and the Sea,’ presented by Remembrance Theatre Group, ’Project Nagna’ by Antaranga troupe, ‘Chaduranga Mattu Kathe’ by Panchamukhi actors and ‘Veeraviragi Bahubali’ presented by Gramaranga, have all successfully depicted trials, tribulations and humour of…
Plays enthral spectators
March 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The plays enacted on the fifth day of ongoing Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival at Rangayana enthralled the spectators. Shivamogga’s theatre group — Hongirana — staged the play ‘Ea Sooru Kottaru E Soora Kodevu’ at Vanaranga. The play portrayed the patriotism that was prevalent among the population during the freedom struggle. The play explained how…
Tragic plays leave a trail of thoughts for theatre-lovers
March 16, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The fourth-day of the ongoing Bahuroopi Raastriya Rangotsava (National Theatre Festival) at Rangayana on Tuesday, saw the staging of a few tragic plays that portrayed the travails of the effects of lockdown, the helplessness of a king who was declared impotent, a queen who ended her life scared by a divine message (Daivavani) as…
Evenings at Rangayana…
March 15, 2022Crowds hog on gastronomic delights and finger-licking-good desi delicacies while theatre buffs line up before auditoriums Mysuru: Like in pre-COVID years, this year too, Rangayana’s Bahuroopi has proved itself to be the biggest theatre festival in Mysuru, drawing not only theatre enthusiasts but also students and the general public. While there is a huge demand…
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