Yakshagana (By Dr.V.Raghavan)
To the vast indigenous theatre of India, the contribution of South Canara is the ‘Yaksha Gana’, the Kannada cognate of the ‘Kathakali’ of Malabar, the ‘Yaksha Gana’, the street-play, and the ‘Bhagavata-mela-nataka’ of Tamilnad and Andhra; and outside, of the ‘Lalita’...
Dr Karanth’s Yakshagana Bayalata
Dr Shivarama Karanth’s celebrated book ‘Yakshagana Bayalata’ is the first detailed treatise on yakshagana. And it still remains the major title on the subject. This book has both historical and academic significance. It is also a testimony to...Temples of Dakshina Kannada – By Prof. Muralidhara Upadhya & Dr. P. N. Narasimhamurthy
Dakshina Kannada (including Kasargod) has been a region of temples and shrines and worship centres. Thousands of such places of worship are spread over all regions. Among them are temples, spirit shrines (bhootalaya), Bana, Katte, Mosque, Church and such other types....