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The week-long Kalaburagi Natakotsava-2026 commenced astatine S.M. Pandit Rangamandira successful the metropolis connected February 21, with a telephone for greater governmental enactment to beforehand theatre, music, and the arts.
Inaugurating the festival by beating the ceremonial drum, M.Y. Patil, Afzalpur MLA, said Karnataka has earned a chiseled individuality successful the state for its affluent contented of art, literature, theatre and music. He stressed that the authorities indispensable widen fiscal assistance and sustained encouragement to the theatre question to familiarise the younger procreation with the State’s civilization and traditions.
“Art, theatre and euphony are intrinsic to quality life. As euphony is said to beryllium a remedy for galore ailments, theatre excessively shapes existent artistes and refines society,” helium observed. Referring to the popularity of accepted people forms specified arsenic Doddata, Mr. Patil said that contempt its taste richness, the creation signifier had not received capable publicity. “Yakshagana from Mangaluru has gained planetary recognition. Our ain accepted forms merit akin exposure,” helium added.
The festival, organised by the Kalaburagi territory medication and Kalaburagi Next Foundation successful collaboration with Bengaluru-based Ranga Shankara, and volition proceed till February 28.
Regional Commissioner of Kalaburagi part Zahira Naseem said Ranga Shankara had brought a curated bundle of theatre performances for 7 days to connection audiences a affluent taste experience. She appealed to the younker to determination distant from excessive dependence connected mobile phones and societal media and prosecute with meaningful signifier performances.
Arundhati Nag of Ranga Shankara said experienced theatre groups with astir 4 decades of expertise would contiguous divers productions during the festival. “People of Kalaburagi indispensable travel and ticker these plays. Theatre has the powerfulness to alteration lives,” she said.
Recalling the founding of Ranga Shankara successful representation of histrion Shankar Nag, she said the instauration had been nurturing theatre activities successful Bengaluru for the past 21 years by providing an exclusive level for signifier performances astatine a nominal rent. “The abstraction is dedicated purely to theatre,” she said, describing Shankar Nag arsenic not lone her hubby but besides a person and a committed artiste.
MLCs Jagadev Guttedar and Tippannappa Kamakanoor, Gescom Chairman Praveen Patil Haraval, territory president of the Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority Chandrika Parameshwar, Urban Development Authority president Majahar Alam Khan, Mayor Varsha Rajeev Jane, Deputy Commissioner B. Fouzia Taranum, Superintendent of Police Adduru Srinivasulu and different officials were present. Rangayana Director Sujata Jangamashetti welcomed the gathering.
