Mangalore, September 25: A seminar on 'Karanth and Yakshagana' was organised by Dr K Shivaram Karanth Chair of Mangalore University in association with University College at Ravindra Kalabhavan, University College on Saturday.
Inaugurating the seminar Hosthota Manjunath Bhagawath of Hanumanti Village in Uttara Kannada and a close follower of the trends in Yakshagana called upon to take forward the experiments made by late Karanth, in improving the appeal of Yakshagana as an art form.
He pointed that the desire of Jnanapeeth awardee - greatly influenced by Russian ballet- was only to make the art form saleable for audience abroad.
He said even though Yakshagana did not have an appeal for young Karanth, the latter developed a passion for it much later and had gone on to influence every segment of the art form.
“The writer chose to knock off the use of dialogue altogether, having developed some aversion towards the spoken word in Yakshagana,” Mr Bhagavath said.
Dr Lakshminaraya Bhat H. R., the principal of University College, presided over the event. Dr. Sabiha, the director of Dr. K. Shivaram Karanth Chair, delivered the introductory address.
Dr. Raghava Nambiar, Prithviraj Kavattharu, and Murali Kadekar were also present.
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