Mysuru: Twelve-year-old Snigdha Chauhan, daughter of Shobha Chauhan and Lokanath Chauhan, originally from Ittigegud, Mysuru, and now residing in Frankfurt, Germany, has been performing Yakshagana, one of Karnataka’s renowned art forms on foreign soil. A 7th-grade student in a German school, Snigdha has been learning Yakshagana and had the opportunity to perform as Sita in…
Mysore/Mysuru: Vidwan T. Narayana Shastri Pratishtana, Mysuru, is organising an “Ekavyakti Tala-Maddale” Yakshagana presentation at Sangeeta Kalanidhi Sri Mysore Vasudevacharya’s house on Thursday (Sept. 28). The play, titled “Koushika – Saatvika”, is being presented by Divakara Hegde, supported by Anantha Hegde Dantalige, as ‘Bhagavata’, on singing and Anantha Padmanabha Ghatak on maddale. The about 2-hour…
Mysore/Mysuru: In view of the inauguration of Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Uttar Pradesh in 2024, Mahalingeshwara Seva Samiti, Mysuru, has organised Yakshagana from Sept. 8 to 10 in the city. Samiti Treasurer Puttasidda Nayaka told media persons at Pathrakartara Bhavana in the city yesterday, “As part of its 36th year tour (Tirugata), Sri Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Noted Yakshagana exponent and Coordinator, Mangaluru Unit of Hindu Jagarana Vedike, B. Ganaraja Bhat Kedila from Puttur called upon youths to build a strong India where patriotism is given paramount importance. He was speaking at a guest lecture “Come, Let’s together build a strong India,” organised by Rotary Mysore Midtown, Rotary Mysore North and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Yakshagana Academy member Diwakar Hegde has called upon art exponents to educate students on the values of Yakshagana. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Yakshagana Natya’ classes organised jointly by Karavali Yakshagana Kendra and Karnataka Yakshagana Academy at Srikrishnadhama in Saraswathipuram here recently. Noting that Mysuru-based Karavali Yakshagana Kendra has been educating students on the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dakshina Kannada Doctors’ Cultural Association, Mysuru, had organised Yakshagana performance by noted Yakshagana troupe, Karavali Yakshagana Kendra, Mysuru, on Sunday at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road in city. The artistes performed an episode from the great epic, Mahabharata, ‘Babruvahana Kalaga.’ Unique combination of dance, music, dialogue, costume, make-up, and stage techniques enthralled the…
Mysuru: A three-day ‘Yaksha Sambhrama’ organised jointly by Innovative Mysuru and Department of Kannada and Culture was held at Kiru Rangamandira in Kalamandira premises here from Aug. 11 to 13. Speaking on the occasion, Department of Kannada and Culture Assistant Director H. Channappa opined that cultural programmes should not be confined to just one day…
Mysuru: Innovative Mysuru and Department of Kannada and Culture had organised a seminar on ‘New experiments in Yakshagana’ at MMK and SDM Women’s College in Krishnamurthypuram here on Aug. 13. Speaking on the occasion, Yakshagana Scholar Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj said that the credit of giving a new look and form to Yakshagana should go…
Honnavar: Senior Yakshagana Artiste Jalavalli Venkatesh Rao passed away at a private hospital in Sirsi yesterday. He was 86 and leaves behind his wife, a daughter and three sons including Yakshagana artiste Vidyadhara Jalavalli. Hailing from Jalavalli in Honnavar taluk in Uttara Kannada district, Venkatesh Rao was a Yakshagana exponent in both Badaguthittu and Thenkuthittu…
Mysuru: Karnataka Yakshagana Academy is offering five-month training in Yakshagana for SC/ST youths. Interested youths can collect the prescribed application form from the Assistant Director, Department of Kannada and Culture and submit to the academy, Kannada Bhavan, J.C. Road, Bengaluru -560002 before tomorrow. For details, call Ph: 080 – 22113146.
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