A scene from Yakshagana ‘Maruthi Prathapa,’ directed by Keremane Shivarama Hegde, presented by Sri Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali at Alwar Kala Bhavan, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, in Gokulam on May 7 as part of the programme organised in memory of late M. Govinda Rao and late D. Rama Bai, parents of Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy, Managing Trustee, Mangalore Ganesha Beedi Works, Mysuru. Picture below shows Jois Kala Prathistana’s Namratha Jois (daughter of Purohit Satyanarayan Jois) being conferred with ‘Udhayonmukha Yuvaprathibe’ title on the occasion. Also seen are Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy, Dr. Bharati Urs, Sabha President B.S. Sridhara Raj Urs, Trustee N.G. Krishnamurthy, Secretary Mahesh and theatre person & Chairman of B.V. Karanth Trust Jayaram Patil.
