Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai(EP/SN)

Mumbai, Oct 3: Kala Prakasha Pratistana, Mumbai held their silver jubilee celebrations on Wednesday, October 2 at Bantara Bhavana, Kurla with programmes spread throughout the day.

N S Uduapa of Sri Umamaheshwari temple jerimeri and Sanooru Sathinja Janardhana Bhat of Sri Mahalingeshwara temple, Mira road inaugurated the programme.

Industrialist Udaya Kumar, Nalyaguthu Prakash T Shetty, T Ravindra Poojary, S T Vijayakumar Thingalaya, Ashok Sasihitlu, Sadashiva Shetty Bantwal, Pratistan president Navinchandra J Shetty Padubidri, Honorary president Ratnakar Shetty Mundkooru, Secretary Prem B Shetty Surathkal and treasurer Sunitha P Shetty were present.

Fifteen artistes were felicitated on the occasion.  Industrialist Padmanabha S Payyade was the chief guest and industrialists Ulthooru Mohandas Shetty, Ashok M Kotian, Anil Shetty Elinje, T Ravindra Poojary, Ashok Purohit, Ratnakar G Shetty, Raghu P Shetty, Tukarama Rai, Anil Shetty Herga and Nitish Shetty Jadyadi were other guests.

Artistes who were felicitated were Majjigebailu Ananda Shetty, Jalavalli Venkatesh Rao, Argodu Mohandas Shenoy, M N Naik, Gavali Sheena Kulal, Dayananda Nagooru, Haradi Sarva, Theerthahalli Gopala Acharya, Hemmadi Rama Poojary, Ellampalli Jagannatha Acharya, Ananda Devadiga Kamalashile, Raghavendra Acharya Jansale, Molahalli Hiriya Nayaka, Vandse Nagappa Shetty, Kalakendra president B Balachandra Rao and Sanjiva Kanchan.

Parivarthana Sudhi, new kannada monthly magazine was released by Katil Vedamoorthi Sri Laxminarayana Asranna on the occasion.

Preparing organizations for celebrations is a great job.  Anybody can arrange programmes but making the organizations lead is a great achievement.  The organizations revive the culture, said Padmanabha S Payyade.

If Tulu is our mother, Kannada can be considered our step mother.  So we are the people pulling the cart with Kannada and Tulu.  Life does not get fulfilled without art.  Culture exists in art and language.  So it is necessary to identify artists.

Organizing requires talent.  Kalasarathi Karnooru Mohan Rai and Prakash Shetty Surathkal are like faces of a coin.  They are like Koti Chennaya.  They have done praiseworthy work by felicitating worthy artistes said Surendra Kumar in his presidential address.

Argodu Mohandas spoke on behalf of felicitated people and said that it was a heart touching moment.  Bunts are ahead while recognizing art.  They are also good at discipline.  They are supporters of art.  Known organizer Prakash Shetty is an example for it, he said.  Bunts consider artistes as guests and the recent Yakshagana plays are a witness to it, he said.

Theerthahalli Gopala Acharya described the occasion as fabulous and beautiful and is a result of quest for happiness.

The programme concluded with Yakshangana play.  Prakash M Shetty, convenor of Kala Prakasha Pratistana presented flower bouquets to the guests.  Professor S V Udayakumar Shetty Manipal praised the achievements of the artistes and introduced them to the audience.  Kala Sarathi Karnooru Mohan Rai and Ashok Pakkala conducted the programme and introduced the guests.