ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕೃತರ ಚಂದದ ಮಾತುಗಳು||Award Speech of Padmashri Chittani Ramachandra Hegde on KSHN 5.

“Yakshagana Icon Chittani’s Speech | Keremane Award 2013”

In 2014, Chittani Ramachandra Hegde, the legendary Badagutittu Yakshagana artist, was conferred with the Keremane Shivarama Hegde Award.

The award is instituted in memory of Keremane Shivarama Hegde, another towering figure in Yakshagana and the founder of the Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali.

It is given annually to recognize exceptional contributions to Yakshagana art and culture.

The 2014 conferment on Chittani was a symbolic honor — a recognition by one great Yakshagana family of another icon who carried forward the tradition with unmatched vigor and artistry.

This was one of the many prestigious honors Chittani received alongside the Padma Shri (2012), making him a truly celebrated figure in the Yakshagana world.
"Keremane Shambhu Hegde Rashtriya Natyostava"
This is a festival celebrating dance, drama, music, folk art, and crafts organized by Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali, Keremane (R) at "Yakshaangana," a picturesque art space located in Gunavante beside NH-66, during the winter months (January-February) in Coastal Karnataka.

WHO WAS SHAMBHU HEGDE?
The late Shri Keremane Shambhu Hegde was a distinguished Yakshagana artist, thinker, and dramaturge from the Keremane Artist family, known for enriching the traditional art form of Yakshagana with elements of Indian choreography.

WHAT IS KEREMANE SHAMBHU HEGDE RASHTRIYA NATYOSTAVA?
In honor of national awardee Keremane Shambhu, this festival commemorates a grand cultural event - the “KEREMANE SHAMBHU HEGDE RASHTRIYA NATYOTSAVA” (Keremane Shambhu Hegde Memorial National Performing Arts Festival) - aimed at preserving, popularizing, and fostering awareness of India's rich cultural heritage. This event brings together various art forms from across India, including Yakshagana, Bharatnatyam, Chhau, Gotipua of Orissa, Carnatic and Hindustani Classical Music, Langa Mangniyar of Rajasthan, Kathak, and Carnatic, among others. The festival features a diverse array of cultural programs and discussion sessions with performers held at our premises, utilizing both open-air and closed auditoriums

Recorded at Yakshaangana, Gunavante, Honnavar, Karnataka, India.
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