Karnataka Yakshagana Bayalata Academy has chosen Dr Prabhakar Joshi, a Yakashagana exponent and critic, for its “Parthisubba Prashasti” and 10 other artistes for its honorary awards for 2016.
The awards will be presented an event at Town Hall here on Saturday. Academy President Belagallu Veeranna told journalists that the honorary awards would be conferred on Subraya Venkatramana Bhatta (Badabadaguthittu Yakshagana), Gopalakrishna Kurup (Thenkutittu Yakshagana), Heranjalu Subbanna Ganiga (Badaguthittu Yakshagana), Usharani (Bayalata), Tukarama Maruthi Naika (Sannata), Vilasabai Mageppa Rayannavara (Sri Krishna Parijatha), Narahari Shastri (Sootrada Bombeyata), Chikkachowdaiah Naika (Moodalapaya Yakshagana), Ningappa Thoranagatte (Bayalata) and Srinivasa Sasthana (Yakshagana).
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