Mumbai: Kannada Kala Kendra confers Suvarnashree Award to Yakshagana artistes Shimunje Parari & Shya

By Rons Bantwal
Bellevision Media Network

Mumbai, Oct 27, 2014: The diamond jubilee celebration of Kannada Kala Kendra Mumbai® was held at Dr M Vishveshwarayya auditorium of Karnataka Sangh, Mahim (West) here on Saturday October 25. 

 

Kannada Kala Kendra Mumbai® president Bailoor Balachandra Rao presided the programme.

 

State Bank of India managing director P Pradeep Kumar inaugurated the diamond jubilee celebration of Kala Kendra Mumbai® on the occasion.

 

 

Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Limited general manager Nityanand D Kotian, Vasant Shetty Bellare (New Delhi), veteran litterateur and scientist Dr Vyasarao Ninjoor, theater artiste Dr Bharat Kumar Polipu were the guests of honor.

 

Suvarnashree Award was conferred on veteran theater artiste and litterateur Shimunje Parari and veteran Yakshagana artiste Sheni Shyam Bhat on the occasion.

 

The veteran litterateur Dr Sunita M Shetty and Krishna Kumari Shyam Bhat were also honored during the programme.

 

Panchavati mattu Jatayu Moksha and Veeramani Kalaga, Yakshagana play was presented by the veteran Yakshagana artistes as part of cultural programme.

 

Kannada Kala Kendra Mumbai® joint secretary Ramesh Birti, members K Srinivas Bhat, Shailini Rao, Vishwanat Dodmane, Vasant K Shetty were present.

 

Bailoor Balachandra Rao welcomed the gathering. The honorary chief secretary Madhusudan T R compered the programme.

 

Mangamanikya, Yakshagana play was staged by Bangalore based Triveni Kala Sangama directed by Dr B V Rajaram on the occasion.