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Karnataka Yakshagana Academy has chosen artists Renjala Ramakrishna Rao, Vishnu Achary Balkuru, D. Manohar Kumar, Murli Kadekar and Ramesh for its honorary grant for 2025.
The honorary grant carries ₹50,000 successful cash, a certificate, a plaque, a shawl and a peta.
It has announced its Yaksha Siri grant for 2025 to 10 artists and publication grant to 3 persons. Those selected for Yaksha Siri grant are Dasanadkka Rama Kulal, Rajiv Shetty Hosangady, Dasappa Gowda Gerukatte, Srinivas Salian, Sadashiva Kulal Venoor, Bellare Manjunath Bhat, Keshava Shakthi Nagar, Lakshmana Gowda Belal, Sanna Mallayya and A. G. Nagaraju. The grant comprises ₹ 25,000 successful cash, a certificate, a plaque, a shawl and a peta.
‘Dasharoopakagala Dashavatara’, a publication written by Ashok Hasyagara, ‘Aatada Mela’ authored by Keremane Shivananda Hegde, and ‘Dodda Samagara Nalmoga’ published by Manipal Universal Press person been selected for the publication award. It carries ₹25,000 successful cash, a plaque, a shawl and a peta.
The academy has announced its precocious Karki Hiriya Paramaiah Hasyagara grant to Devadas Rao Kodli. It comprises ₹25,000 successful cash, a plaque, a shawl and a peta.
The awards volition beryllium presented astatine Janardhana and Mahakali temple, Ambalpady successful Udupi connected December 21.
A merchandise from the academy said Renjala Ramakrishna Rao, 81, who has been chosen for the honorary award, has performed successful the Kateel mela unsocial for 4 decades. Mr. Rao had performed successful the Choudeshwari Mela of Madikeri for 4 years. He retired from Kateel mela.
D. Manohar Kumar has written 32 Yakshagana ‘prasangas’. As an creator helium performed for 54 years.
Murli Kadekar, an amateur artist, is the caput of Yakshagana Kalaranga of Udupi and performed arsenic an creator of Ambalpady Lakshmi Janardhana Yakshagana Kala Mandali.
Mr. Shetty told The Hindu that the academy is yet to prime the campaigner for its prestigious Parthi Subba grant for 2025. An all-members’ gathering of the academy volition beryllium held successful Mangaluru connected December 13, wherever the campaigner for the Parthi Subba grant volition beryllium finalised.
