Daijiworld Media Network  - Mangalore (KD/NR)

Mangalore, Jul 4: The silver jubilee celebrations of English Yakshagana will be organized by Yakshanandana Panambur in the Town Hall here on Tuesday July 10.

Addressing the presspersons here on Tuesday, July 3,  artiste Prof M L Samaga said that the new concept of performing Yakshagana in English was initiated by advocate and former MLA the late P V Aithal as this was his dream. English Yakshagana has completed its 25 years crossing several barriers of criticism and prejudice.

Samaga pointed out that it was not so easy to play Yakshagana in English, as this is an art which is born and brought out in Kannada by nature. He also said that initially when these experiments were started in English they had to face a lot of sharp criticism from the audience about its relevance and scope.

Brahamakapala, Dakshadhwara, Girijakalyana, Narakasura, Moksha, and Sairandhri-Keechaka are the mythological plots in English that have been performed by Yakshananan troupe.

Alva’s education foundation chairman Dr M Mohan Alva will preside over the function and Shri Keshavanand Bharati Swamiji of Edanir Math will invoke blessings.

Fr Muller’s medical college and hospital administrator Fr Denis D’Sa, district minister-in-charge B Nagaraj Shetty and scholar Dr M Prabhakar Joshi will be present on this occasion. Yakshagana artiste Kolyur Ramachandra Rao and P Venkatramana Aithal will be also be honoured.