Chandrashekara Damle chosen for Yakshagana Kalaranga award
Chandrashekara Damle has been selected for the Yakshagana Kalaranga award for 2026. The award will be presented in memory of Talluru Kanaka Annayya Shetty at a ceremony in Udupi. It includes a monetary prize of ₹60,000 and recognizes Mr. Damle's contributions to Yakshagana as a script writer and artist.
- ▪Chandrashekara Damle is the founder of the Tenkuthittu Hitarakshana Vedike in Sullia.
- ▪The award ceremony will take place at the Infosys Yakshagana Kalaranga Auditorium in Udupi city.
- ▪The award is sponsored by the Talluru Family Trust and includes a purse of ₹60,000.
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The Yakshagana Kalaranga of Udupi has chosen Chandrashekara Damle, founder of the Tenkuthittu Hitarakshana Vedike, Sullia, for the Yakshagana Kalaranga award, 2026.The award will be presented to him in memory of Talluru Kanaka Annayya Shetty at a function to be held at the Infosys Yakshagana Kalaranga Auditorium in Udupi city at 4 p.m. on June 5.The award, sponsored by the Talluru Family Trust, carries a purse of ₹60,000.Mr. Damle is a retired teacher, Yakshagana script writer and ‘arthadari’, and an amateur Yakshagana artist, a release from the Kalaranga said.
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