MASTI KALLU - KANNADA DRAMA

Sunday, 28th June 2015

K H KALASOUDHA, BENGALURU

This play unlike the original script which was about Roopa Kanwar the Sati case in Rajhastan has turned out into a love story. Shivaram Karanth in his Sarasammana Samadhi narrates how different women will behave in situations similar to Roopa Kanwar.  Masti Kallu's reference is taken to prove to people that love exists in all situations & Masti Kallu refers to our play being witness to one such instance.  That instance is the just of the play.

Director with artists

Masti Kallu is Prakasam's 16th production written and directed by Giriraj BM. This love story is inspired from Shivarama Karanth's epic novel "Sarasammana Samadhi". We are celeberating Kannada literature with this production.

Scenes from the drama

ಪುರುಷ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ "ಜೀವನದ ಅನೇಕ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಮತ್ತು ಶರೀರಗಳೆರಡೂ ಅವನ ಸೊತ್ತು; ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವವಿಲ್ಲ" ಎಂಬ ಭಾವನೆ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ದೇಶ ಮತ್ತು ಮತಗಳು ಸಾರುತ್ತ ಬಂದಿವೆ. ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಜೀವನ ಪರಿಶೀಲಕರು ಅಂಥ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ ತೀರ ಅಸಾಧು ಎಂದು ನಮಗೆ ಸುಲಭದಲ್ಲಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿಯಾರು. ಆಧುನಿಕ ಮನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞರು ಅದನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಬಲ್ಲರು. ಆದರೆ, ಯಾರ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯೇ ಆಗಲಿ, ತನ್ನ ಜನಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ವಿಧಿಸಿದ ವರ್ತನೆಗಳ ಬೆನ್ನಿಗೆ, ಪಾಪ-ಪುಣ್ಯ, ನ್ಯಾಯ-ನೀತಿ, ಸ್ವರ್ಗ-ನರಕಗಳ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆಸೆಯುತ್ತ ಬಂದಿರುವುದರಿಂದ, ಅದರಿಂದಾಗಿ ಅಸಂಖ್ಯರು ಮನೋದಾಸ್ಯದಿಂದ ಬಂಧಿತರಾಗಿರುವುದರಿಂದ, ನಮ್ಮ ನಾಡಿನ ಪರಂಪರೆ ಸಾರುತ್ತಿರುವ 'ನೀತಿ'ಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುವ ಧೈರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿಯವರು ತಳೆದಿಲ್ಲ; ಆ ಸಾಹಸಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ವರ್ಗವೇ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಕಪಟ ಜೀವನ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಜಾತಿಯಗಿದೆ. ಅದು ಪರರ ವಿಚಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವೆಲ್ಲ ನಿಯತ್ತು, ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ, ದೋಷಾರೋಪಣೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಸಿದ್ದವೋ, ತನ್ನ ವಿಷಯ ಬಂದಾಗ, ತನ್ನನ್ನು ತಾನು ತೂಗಬೇಕಾಗಿ ಬಂದಾಗ, ತನ್ನ ನಡೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಾನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಲೇ ಬೇಕಾದಾಗ, ಆ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಯಾವ ಸಂಕೋಚವೂ ಇಲ್ಲದಂತೆ ವರ್ತಿಸುತದೆ. ಅಂಥ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಗಂಡಸು ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಂಗಸರ ನಡುವಣ ದಾಂಪತ್ಯದ ಚಂಚಲ ಸಂಬಂದಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಈ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿದೆ..

The drama was quite entertaining and thought provoking. All the actors acted supebly and Annappa Kamthi, Venkatramaniah, Sunalini, and others were simply excellent. 

with the director Giriraj

Written on Monday 29th June 2015

KANNADA SAHITYA SAMMELANA

Saturday 20th June 2015

ENTRANCE TO THE VENUE

Kannada Sahitya Parishat Unit of Byatarayanapura Assembly Constituency organized the First Kannada Sahitya Sammelana on Saturday, 20th June 2015 at Shri GundanjaneyaSwamy Temple hall at SahakarNagar, Bengaluru.

INAUGURATION

Shri A R Mitra, literary pesrson was the Sammelana President and it was whole day programme with the procession of Sammelana President from CoffeBoard LayOut, BhuvaneshwariNagar and then to the progeam venue.

Sameelana President, A R Mitra

I visited the venue in the morning when inauguration of the Sammelana took place with usual political bigwigs, and big talk on how we can USE kannada, GROW kannada and SAVE kannada.
ಬಳಸಿ, ಬೆಳೆಸಿ, ಉಳಿಸಿ ಕನ್ನಡ.

Unfortuntely these rhetorics are only speech and the same people speak English at home, teach English at home and send their children to English medium schools. HYPOCRACY.....

Yakshagana by a 10 year old boy

There were cultural program, Yakshagana, dances and singing.
Post lunch session, there were "Ghosti" discussion on various issues affecting kannada language and literature. The program ended with orchestra and more cultural program.
written Thursday 25th June 2015

SANGEETHA SOURABHA - SHIVARAMA KARANTH VEDIKE

Saturday, 20th June 2015
TARALABALU CENTRE, R T NAGARA, BENGALURU

The SHIVARAMA KARANTHA VEDIKE, R T Nagara, Bengaluru organized Sangeetha Sourabha program at TaralaBalu Centre,R T Nagar. Mr P C Chadaga, Retd. Government Officer, takes keen interest in organizing litereay, cultural prgram for a samll interested group.

Ramachandra Hadapada, melodious singer with his team started the program at 4.30pm. He had flute, table, rhythm pad and guitar like acoompanying artists on stage,

Quite a number of melodious songs from famous literary people like D R Bendre, Adiga, and Dasara padagalu were rendered for almost three hours.
A samll audience of about 100 people were glued to the seats and really enjoyed the singing.
Ms. Ranjana Hegde also rendered few songs to supplement Hadapada.It was an evening well spent enjoying the music and encouraging the artists.

RAMACHANDRA HADAPAD

written Tuesday 23rd June 2015

FIRST INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 2015

Sunday, 21st June 2015
J P Park, MattiKere, Bengaluru.

At the United Nations General Assembly in December 14th, 2014,  176 nations signed for declaring June 21st every year (as it the longest day of every year)  to be celebrated as INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY.

This was on the proposed by the Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi.
There were lots of pro and against arguments from within the country, specially with politicians with mean mentality to get some public attention. These comments mostly came from blind followers of Congress, who wants to retain their position of power.
The muslim countries vouched for Yoga, as it benefits health and well being.

The day was celebrated throughout the world, from Sydney to Newyork TimeSquare, on Siachen mountains, in the ship, aeroplanes and everywhere.
It's 40 - 45 minutes body exercise for rejuvanating the body and mind with ASANAS AND PRANAYAMA.
We went to J P Park, Mattikere, Bengaluru at 6.30am with mats, a distance of 5 km from the house. The event YOGA SANGAMA, was organized by Rashtriya Sevak Sangha, Yeshawanthapur. The huge shamiana with a huge stage and thin carpet spread on the floor.
The exercises and pranayama (breathing excerises) were directed by a YogaGuru and there speech by RSS KaryaKartha and the event was over by 8.30am.
written Tuesday, 23rd June 2015

TRUPTI - KANNADA DRAMA

Sunday, 14th June 2015, 7.15pm
Seva Sadan, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru

Waiting for the show

TRUPTI - a sattire and humour drama with a strong message to each family living with the present day lifestyle. The current phase in which every individual is is living through, has a basic essence of satisfaction and mental peace missing. Everyone, whether it's you or me always compare our lives with others, this comparison leads to great amount of discomfort in one's life. We are not satisfied with what we have or what we get. Man in the present world is in search of  inner peace leaving behind his family, friends, job...... but he can find the same within his relationships.
The play  TRUPTI shows the importance to these tiny beautiful emotions towards relations, with hunour which we often neglect and end up in misunderstanding our near and dear ones.

ARTISTS of TRUPTI

The presentation was excellent, each actor performing his/her best. The psychiatry doctor in the guise of cook, the mother in the family, acted superbly and dialogues are very clear, humorous and sattiric throughout.
It was a good play and the evening well spent.
written Monday, 15th june 2015 

NANDI HILLS

Wednesday 10th June 2015, early morning 5 am

Left from the house BirthiMane, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, Hebbala, Bengaluru at 4.30am with my self, Mom, Rishikanth, Vibha and Shama and reached the foot of Nanndi Hills at 5.15am and we missed the road to go up on the hills and eventually reached the top at 5.45am, only to find that gate opens only at 6.00am. There were few cars lined up at the gate waiting for it to open. Paid Rs 100 for car entrance and reached the top, viewing point, only to witness the cloud and wind.

Just 60 km from Bangalore, Nandi Hills is the city’s very own hill-station. Located at a height of 1455 metres above sea level, the serene environment and bracing air saw Tipu Sultan as well as the British use it as a summer retreat. Nandi Hills is perfect for a quiet break with leisurely strolls along the many pathways. It also offers hang-gliding facilities for adventure enthusiasts. Two ancient Shiva temples, one at the foot and the other at the peak, grace the hill.

There are many stories about the origin of the name Nandi Hills. During the Chola period, Nandi Hills was called Ananda Giri meaning The Hill of Happiness. Another story is that Yoga Nandeeshwara performed penance here, and so it was named after him. Nandi is also commonly called Nandidurga (Fort) because of the fort build here by the ruler Tippu Sultan. It is also perhaps called Nandi Hills because the hill resembles a sleeping bull (Nandi).

Started coming down at 6.45am and stopped over at PARATHA COMPANY near DevanaHalli for breakfast. After having Aloo paratha, maithi paratha and Rishi's favourite PIZZA PARATHA, we proceeded back and reached home at 8.30am.
It was a pleasant early morning trip to NANDI HILLS and back.
written on Sunday 14th June 2015

AISHWARYA - MURALI WEDDING

BRIDE BEING BLESSED BY MOTHER

CLOSE FAMILY RELATIONS

SUMUHOORTHA SAVADHANA

Wedding of Aishwarya with Muralidhar was fixed for May 20, 2015 at Puttur Shri DurgaParameshwari Temple. Aishwarya is daughter of Mayagundi Bhaskar Bhat, who is my sister's son, it's a close family wedding. Travelled to Udupi on 19th May by Durgamba sleeper bus. Reached Udyavar at 7.30am, had bath, breakfast, took the car and reached the vnue by 9am.

Had another bout of breakfast and wedding muhurthum was at 10.30am and was there promptly with family members.

FAMILY GROUP

It was traditional brahmin wedding with girl carried by her sodara mava, exchanging garlands , when the screen separating the bride and groom was removed. Afterwards other formalities of Kanyadaana, mangalyam tantu naanena, sapta padi etc etc....
Then grand lunch follows...... MADUVE OOTA..... special sweets, chiroti, laddu etc etc....
Next day's BEEGARA OUTHANA was at KunjaruGiri Temple near Katpadi. The same evening left for Bengaluru by Durgamba sleeper.
writtrn on Wednesday 27th May 2015

PANCHAMADA INCHARA - YAKSHAGANA

24th May 2015

Maiyas sponsored Yakshagana called  SU-DARSHANA YASKHAGANA was organized on Sunday, 24th May 2015 from 10am to 9 pm. Since it was 5th year running, it was named as PANCHAMADA INCHARA, five different Yakshagana Prasanga, two hours each,  by fanous Yakshagana Kalavidaru.
the program started with Deepanjali at 10 am.
The five PRASANGA presented were:
1.  Satyabhama - by Thenku Thittu.
2. Urvashi-IndraNadana - Neelkodu Shankara Hegade, Sudheendra Holla, Janardhana Hande and others.
3, Subhadra- Arjuna - Sujayeendra Hande, Mantapa Prabhakar Upadhya and others
4. Mandodhari-Dashanana : KondadhaKuli RamachandraHegade, and others.
5. VijayaShri PanchaPandava: Vidyadhara Jalavalli and others.
Apart from the above, there was SIMHA NRUTYA by Dhareshwara Mohana Hasyagara.

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SUDHEENDRA HOLLA

SUJAYEENDRA HANDE

ORGANIZERS WITH Mr & Mrs Sadananda Maiya

All the presentations were excellent, costumes, dances, singing and dialogues. Stories from MahaBharatha or Ramayana were nicely narrated, some of the dialogues even applies today.
Janardhana Hande and team worked hard and put up an excellent free show with lunch, tea and dinner. Thanks to Dr P SadanadaMaiya for his keen interest and support for Yakshagana.

written Tuesday 26th May 2015

MAKKALA YAKSHAGANA

Wednesday, 13 May 2015
GURUNARASIMHA KALYANA MANDIRA, BENGALURU

The occasion was wedding celebrations of Ashwini-Kiran at GuruNarasimha Kalyana Mandira, Bengaluru.... The previous evening was the day for get-together of bride and the groom's party. As most of the assembled people were Yakshagana lovers, a bayalaata was organized by the children of Yakshagana Kendra, Manipal. The prasanga was VEERA ABHIMANYU.

Yakshagana is the leading traditional theatre of Karnataka. It has an unbroken tradition, which goes back to the 15th century. Being removed from the principal seats of power and hidden in the coastal tracts of Karnataka it was one of the last styles of dance drama to attract national attention.Yakshagana brings together stunning costumes, powerful music and imaginatively choreographed dance to create a theatre form that thrills the audience while instructing them in the basics of Indian culture, philosophy and dharma.

VEERA ABHIMANU

After the defeat of Bhishma on the tenth day of the Mahabharata war, Drona is appointed as the commander of the Kaurava armies. Drona proposes to station the Kaurauva forces in a circular formation (chakravyuha) on the next day of the battle. This special formation will be impregnable to anybody except Arjuna. If Arjuna is kept off the battlefield for the day, Drona will be able to capture the other four Pandavas. Pleased with the suggestion, Duryodhana sends the Samasaptakas to keep Arjuna engaged at a distant battlefront.

At the side of the Pandavas, Dharmaraja (Yudhisthira) is worried: who else than Arjuna can break the chakravyuha formation? Then Arjuna's son, Abhimanyu, comes forward and requests Dharmaraja to be chosen as the one who can do so: he learnt the technique of breaking the circular form when he was still inside his mother Subhadra's womb, because he overheard her and Krishna talking about it when she was pregnant of Abhimanyu. Dharmaraja tries to dissuade Abhimanyu from fighting saying that he is too young, but ultimately yields to his nephew's persistent request. Next the young hero goes to Subhadra, asking her for her blessing. Subhadra tries to dissuade Abhimanyu from his mission, but he refuses to listen to her.

Abhimanyu fights his entry into the battleground. He slays Saindhava who is guarding the entrance. Unable to endure the missiles of Abhimanyu, Drona resorts to tricks to defeat him. He instigates Karna to attack Abhimanyu from behind and chop off his hands that hold his bow. Abhimanyu uses the wheels of his chariot as weapons and charges at his enemies. All the prominent leaders of the Kaurava forces—Drona, Karna, Salya, Kaurava, Dushasana, and Saindhava—join hands to attack Abhimanyu. Finally, they succeed in vanquishing him. Abhimanyu is dead. Ashamed of having slain a child in a battle of unequal forces, the crest-fallen Kauravas return to their camps.

Children of makkala yakshagana koota presented the play beautifully, the dance, dialogues and the singing by "Bhagavataru" Satish Kedlaya was superb.

Ashwin-Kiran Wedding Reception