Archive · 22 May 2025
Mangalore University Announces Yakshamangala Award Winners
Mangalore University is giving out awards to people who have done great work with Yakshagana, a traditional art form.
Three scholars, Ramananda Banari, M. L. Samaga, and Siddakatte Sadashiva Shettigar, will receive the Yakshamangala Award for their contributions.
The university is also awarding Ashoka Hasyagara Sirsi for his book about Yakshagana.
The winners will get money, certificates, and a special gift.
The awards will be given out at a ceremony in June, recognizing their hard work and dedication to Yakshagana.
Mangalore University will present the Yakshamangala Award for 2024 to three Yakshagana scholars.
Ramananda Banari, M. L. Samaga, and Siddakatte Sadashiva Shettigar are the recipients of the Yakshamangala Award.
Ashoka Hasyagara Sirsi's book, "Dasharupakagala Dashavatara," will receive the Yakshamangala Book Award.
The Yakshamangala Award includes a purse of ₹25,000, a citation, and a memento.
The awards ceremony will be held in June.
- Who
- Ramananda Banari, M. L. Samaga, and Siddakatte Sadashiva Shettigar are Yakshagana scholars selected for the award. Ashoka Hasyagara Sirsi for the book award.
- What
- Mangalore University selected scholars for the Yakshamangala Award and a book for the Yakshamangala Book Award.
- When
- Announced on May 22, 2024, with the awards ceremony in June.
- Where
- Mangalore University, Karnataka.
- Why
- To recognize contributions to Yakshagana.
- Yakshamangala Award Prize
- ₹25,000, a citation, and a memento
- Book Award Prize
- ₹10,000 cash, a citation, and a memento
- Award Ceremony
- June
- Yakshamangala Award Recipients
- Ramananda Banari, M. L. Samaga, Siddakatte Sadashiva Shettigar
- Book Award Recipient
- Ashoka Hasyagara Sirsi