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The Hindu
2 days ago
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‘Bannada veshadhari' of Yakshagana Siddakatte Sadashiva Shettigar passes away
: Popular and senior Yakshagana artist Siddakatte Sadashiva Shettigar passed away at a hospital in the city on Sunday, July 20. He was 60 and is survived by wife, two sons and a daughter. Shettigar was ailing for sometime. Shettigar, a popular 'bannada veshadhari' of Tenkuthittu school of Yakshagana, had performed in various Yakshagana 'meals' (touring troupes) for nearly four decades. He lived at Hokkadigoli, near Siddakatte in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada. Shettigar had performed in Yakshagana melas of Kateel, Dharmasthala, Hosanagara, Edneer and Hanumagiri. He toured last in Hanumagiri mela before announcing his retirement recently. P. Dayananda Pai and P. Satish Pai Yakshagana Adhyayana Kendra at Mangalore University had presented its Yakshamangala Award to Shettigar a few days ago. He was the recipient of Udupi Yakshagana Kalaranga award, Sri Rama Vitala award, Kateel Gopalakrishna Asranna award and Keelaru Gopalakrishna award. Shettigar had his own fan following for performing the roles of Mahishasura, Tarakasura, Yama, Ravana, Kumbhakarna, Mairavana, Shurpanakha, Varaha, Matsyagandha, Rudra Bheema, Veerabhadra, Tataki and the like.
The Hindu
12-06-2025
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- The Hindu
Yakshagana artist Kodi Kusta Ganiga passes away
Senior Yakshagana artist Kodi Kusta Ganiga passed away at his residence at Kodi, Kundapur in Udupi district on May 12, Thursday. He was 78 and is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. Ganiga was a veteran 'stree veshadhari' (who performed women roles) of both Tenkuthittu and Badaguthittu schools of Yakshagana. Yakshagana Kalaranga of Udupi had felicitated him by presenting its Suvarana Puraskar with a purse of ₹50,000 on May 31. He was among 50 artists aged above 70 years who were presented with the award on that day. Ganiga learnt 'hejjegarike' of Badaguthittu from Heranjalu Venkatramana Gangia and 'hejjegarike' of Tenkuthittu from Padre Chandu. He was known for performing the roles of Devi, Nandini, Subhadra, Mandodari, Droupadi, Kayadu, Seethe, Ambe, Damayanthi, Maya Poothani, Maya Shoorpanakhi, and Chandramathi. Ganiga also performed the roles of Parashurama, Vishnu and Krishna. He performed in Yakshagana melas of Amrutheswari, Maranakatte, Kalavihara, Rajarajeshwari, and Kateel. He performed in Kateel mela for over three decades. M. Gangadhar Rao and Murli Kadekar, president and secretary, respectively, of Yakshagana Kalaranga have condoled the death of Ganiga.
The Hindu
31-05-2025
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- The Hindu
Yakshagana Kalaranga of Udupi honours 50 artists above 70 years with Suvarna Puraskar
Chairman of Karnataka Yakshagana Academy Talluru Shivarama Shetty on Saturday asked Yakshagana artists to ensure that there were no aberrations in the performances. The artists should uphold the tradition of the art form, he said. He was addressing the artists at a programme organised by Yakshagana Kalaranga of Udupi to felicitate 50 Yakshagana artists who were aged above 70, on the occasion of the Kalaranga celebrating its golden jubilee. Mr. Shetty said that the academy has been receiving letters from Yakshagana fans that the academy should intervene as the trend of many artists deviating from the tradition, especially by going out of context in the delivery of dialogues, is increasing. Yakshagana's tradition should be maintained within its framework. The chairman said that artists have the responsibility of saving Yakshagana in its true form and pass on the tradition to future generations. The Kalaranga honoured each of the 50 senior artists with its Yakshagana Kalaranga Suvarna Puraskar with a purse of ₹50,000 to each. At a session on the topic 'Whether Yakshagana should continue as a full-time profession or a part-time job' organised on the occasion, senior Yakshagana artist Kondadakuli Ramachandra Hegde said that none can stop amateur and part-time performers from performing in Yakshagana. Many debates held on the topic at various platforms earlier did not arrive at any conclusion, Mr. Hegde said. He said that a day might come when there may not be any full-time performers. Another senior artiste Permude Jayaprakash Shetty said that part-time performers can not do justice to the art form in its true sense. If Yakshagana is to sustain in its true form an artist will have to be a full-time performer, he said. Artists of Madhava Matru Gramam Koodiyattam Gurukulam, Thrissur, Kerala presented a Koodiyattam show. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal conducted a free health check up for Yakshagana artists. Seer of Puthige Mutt Sugunendra Tirtha, seer of Pejawar Mutt Vishwaprasanna Tirtha, Yashpal Suvarna, Kiran Kumar Kodgi, MLAs, secretary of the Kalaranga Murali Kadekar and president of the Kalaranga M. Gangadhar Rao participated.
