NEWS: Three Yakshagana artistes chosen for Yakshamangala award 2025–26; Rs 1 crore grant announced

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• Yakshagana senior artisteà Kappekere Subraya Bhagavatha, Yakshagana Guru Mambadi Subrahmanya Bhat, and senior Yakshagana arthadhari Jabbar Samo àselected for the Yakshamangala Award 2025–26
• Instituted byà The Dr P Dayananda Pai – P Sathish Pai Yakshagana Adhyayana Kendra of Mangalore University.
• The book “Balipa Marga haagu Agari Marga”à written by Krishna Prakash Ulithaya has been selected for the Yakshamangala Krithi Award.
• The Yakshamangala Awardà carries a cash prize of Rs 25,000 each+ a citation and felicitation
• Yakshamangala Krithi Award àcarries a cash prize of Rs 10,000, citation and felicitation.
• The selection committeeà headed by noted folklorist Dr K Chinnappa Gowda and comprising Prof Padekallu Vishnu Bhat, Yakshagana organiser Murali Kadekar, and Centre Director Dr Dhananjaya Kumbleà unanimously selected the names for the awards.