Kukkila Krishna Bhat
Kukkila Krishna Bhat (1911-1988) is one of the major pioneers of Yakshagana research. He laid the foundaries for analysing this art on classical lines, by his writings on the basic aspects of this art on the basis of his wide and deep learning in Shasthras. Born at...
Nedle Narasimha Bhatta
Considered to be the greatest among the living maddlegaras (percussionist) of Yakshagana, Nedle Narasimha Rama Bhatta (1913) is a complete artist of Yakshagana instruments. He is highly respected as an artist, as a person and as a guide. Born at Nedle near Vittal of...
Sri Narnappa Upooru (1918-1984)
"Narnappa Uppooru is one person who is very familar with the rich heritage of stage traditions. Only he can tell us what we had in the past and what we are losing" - Dr Shivarama Karantha When did Sri Uppooru started his service towards Yakshagana - this question is...
Yakshagana Kalaranga
Propagation and preservation of traditional arts is one of the challenges of modern world which is fast changing, making everything transient in the worldly sense. Yakshagana is a rare and unique traditional theatre of Karnataka State in India and has a recorded...
Kalladi Koraga Shetty
Kalladi Koraga Shetty (1900-1969) is a well known name, and an important personality in the history of Yakshagana organisation. Termed as a 'revolutionary organiser', Sri Shetty brought new dimension to it, and created history, emulated by many later. Born at Kalladi...
P. Venkatraja Puninchathaya
Pundur Venkatraja Puninchathaya, belongs to the famous Pundooru family known for scholarship, cultural interest, social work and philonthropy. Son of poet and freedom fighter Laxminarayana Puninchathaya, Venkatraja grew in a rich tradition and later became a worthy...
Bannanje Sanjiva Suvarna
Guru Bannanje Sanjiva Suvarna, Teacher at Yakshagana Kendra, M G M College, Udupi, is noteworthy personality who started as a amateur Yakshagana artist and blossomed fully into a fine exponent of the traditional artist of Yakshagana. Born in a poor family of...
Pathala Venkatramana Bhat
Pathala Venkatramana Bhat, is one of the actors who have made a very special impression on the Yakshagana audience with his great ability to handle, the female roles - a highly specialised area of Yakshagana . Males handling female roles is the order of Yakshagana....
Bhagavath Gorpadi Vitthala Patil
Veteran, artist Bhagavatha GorpadiVitthala Patil is in lime light now as efforts are on felicitate him in a big way on the occasion of his turning eighty. Born on 20 - 02- 1924 in a agriculturist family at Gorpadi of Cherkadi village of Udupi Taluk, Karnataka,...
Prof. Heranje Krishna Bhat
Prof Heranje Krishna Bhatt, the cultural organizer with a difference, has something special in his achievements, personality and style of work. His contribution as the director of RRC Udupi, RGP research centre and Yakshagana Kendra Udupi is quite outstanding. Heranje...