Yakshagana Talamaddale Saptaha-2016, Nov 6 to 12

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Nov 05, 2016: Reports indicate that  Yakshangana Mangaluru, Karnataka Yakshagana Bayalata Academy, Karnataka Yakshabharathi, Puttur and SDM Education Trust will organise ’Yakshagana Talamaddale Saptaha-2016’ at SDM College auditorium from November 6 to 12.

 Yakshangana Mangaluru working president Bhaskar Rai Kukkuvalli said that saptaha will be inaugurated by Karnataka Bank Managing Director P Jayaram Bhat.A J Shetty will be felicitated for recieving honorary doctorate from Mangalore University.

All the prasangas of Talamaddale are centred around the characters played by senior Yakshagana artiste Kumble Sundar Rao.  The Prasangas are ’Sundara Kaushika,’ ’Sundara Bharatha,’ ’Sundara Kanda,’ ’Sundara Krishna,’ ’Sundara Krishna,’ ’Sundara Bheeshma,’ ’Sundara Karna’ and ’Sundara Sudhava.’ Kumble Sundar Rao will be conferred ’Yakshagnaga Prashasthi 2016’ on the occasion.

Kukkuvalli said ’Vishwanath Samsmarana’ programme will be held in memory of late Siddakatte Vishwanath Shetty. Karnataka Yakshagana Bayalata Academy member Palli Kishan Hegde will deliver the memorial lecture on the occasion.Senior artistes late Mankude Sanjeeva Shetty, late Bettapmady Balappa Shetty, late K Kantha Rai, late Nuliyaly Kittanna, late A K Narayana Shetty will be remembered during the saptaha.