Literary meet on Yakshagana-Bayalaata from today

Karnataka Samskrithika Kala Prathishtana and Kalkura Prathistana will jointly organise ‘Akhila Bharatha Yakshagana-Bayalaata Sahithya Sammelan-2012’ on January 27, 28 and 29 at Town Hall in Mangalore.

Addressing a press meet on Thursday, Kalkura Prathistana  President Pradeep Kumar Kalkura said that the programme will be inaugurated by Yedaneeru Mutt Seer Keshavananda Bharathi Swamiji and Shree Kshetra Odiyooru Samsthana Seer Gurudevananda Swamiji on Friday.

Karnataka Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker N Yogish Bhat will preside. MCC Mayor Praveen Kumar, DK ZP President K T Shailaja Bhat and others will be the chief guests.

Prior to inauguration, a ‘Yakshagana procession’ will be held. This will be inaugurated by Karnataka Yakshagana Bayalaata Academy President Prof S L Samaga.

After inauguration, there will be Yakshagana performance in Badagathittu form. Children from Yakshagana Shikshana Trust, Udupi, will present ‘Saindhava Vadhay’.

At 2.30 pm, a literary meet will be held on topic ‘Yakshagana-Avishkarika Chintanay’. At 4.30 pm, a Yakshagana performance in Badabadagu style ‘Meghadootha’ will be performed. At 5.30 pm, ‘Shree Krishna Parijatha’ will be performed. At 6.30 pm, ‘Vali Sugreevara Kaalaga’ will be performed.

At 7.30 pm, Thogalu Gombeyatta on ‘Heeranyakashyapu’ will be performed followed by Yakshagana performance ‘Jambavathi Kalyana’ at 8 pm.

On January 28, ‘Yaksha-Gana-Vaivedhya’ will be held at 9.30 am followed by a special seminar by  Yakshagana Scholar Muliya Keshavayya.

At 12.45 pm, Yakshagana ‘Rathi Kalyana’ will be performed followed by Shree Krishna Parijatha at 1.30 pm. A literary meet will be held at 2.30 pm and will be presided over by Dr V S Maali.

At 4 pm, Yakshagana ‘Shree Vishnuleelamratham’ will be performed by children from Bala Yakshavranda, Bangalore in Thenku style. At 6 pm, a formal programme will be held in presence of Shreedhama, Manila Seer Mohandas Swamiji and will be presided over by District-In-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar.

Yakshagana scholars Jeppu Dayanand Shetty, Bajalu Janardhan, G Shankar Shetty, Keshav, Mundappa, Bolar Subbaiah Shetty, Sanjykumar, Shivani Achari, Rammanna Gowda, Shivappa Achari and Vittal Shettigar will be awarded on the occassion.

The day will conclude with Yakshagana performace in Thenku style ‘Shree Rama Darshana’ by Yaksha Nikethan team from Mangalore.

On January 29, Yakshagana Thalamadhalay ‘Angadha Sandhana-Ravana Vadhy’ will be performed. At 12.30 pm, ‘Moodalapaya Yakshagana Sampradayika Hadugalu’ by Vidhwan K N Dasachar Team from Turumekere will be performed.

At 1 pm, special seminar on ‘Yakshagana Kshetradhali Pandit Parampare’ will be taken up by Dr Thalthajay Vasanthkumar. Yakshagana Gombeyatta ‘Narakasura Vadhay’ by Shree Gopalkrishna Yakshagana Gombeyatta Samsthay will be held at 3 pm.

The valedictory will be held at 4 pm in presence of Pejawar Mutt Seer Vishveshwatheertha Swamiji.

State Minister for Higher Education Dr V S Acharya will preside. Sangeetha University (Mysore) Prasaranga Honarary Director Dr Vasanth Bharadwaj Kabbinale will deliver the valedictory address.

Achievers in the field of Yakshagana, Jayashree Chandramma (Shree Krishna Parijatha), Kariyappa Ningappa Gadhanakeri (Dhodatta), Kendaganna (Ghattadha Koray), Mahadev Pavadeppa Haltharay (Sannatta), Purandari Dhyanappa Palayedh (Bayalatta), Pookala Lakshmi Narayana Bhat (Thenku), Begaru Padmanabha (Badagu), Sarpagnala Eshwar Bhat (Thenku Havyasi), Dr Om Prakash K V (Bombeyatta), Yashodha Sashidhar (Thegalu Bombeyatta) will be felicitated.

Kasthuri Varadhraya Pai will receive life time achievement award on the occassion. Kala Gangothri Yakshagana Adhyayana Centre (Uchil, Someshwar) will be honoured for its contribution to the field of Yakshagana.

At 8.30 pm, a Yakshagana performance by ‘Karnataka Samskrutika Kala Prathistana’ team will be held.