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'''Sri Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali, Keremane (R)'''<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.yakshaganakeremane.com/|title = Sri Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali (R) Keremane|website = yakshaganakeremane.com|access-date = 2016-03-13}}</ref>({{lang-kn|ಇಡಗುಂಜಿ ಮಹಾಗಣಪತಿ ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ ಮಂಡಳಿ}})or simply the [http://www.yakshaganakeremane.com Keremane Yakshagana Troupe] is a [[Yakshagana]] troupe based in the [[Uttara Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. It was started by [[Keremane Shivarama Hegde]] in 1934. He is an exponent of this art form and is the first Yakshagana artist to win the [[Rashtrapati Award]] (President's Award),<ref name="awa">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2004/12/29/stories/2004122912650200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107204747/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2004/12/29/stories/2004122912650200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-07|title=70 years of song and dance|access-date=2007-09-06|author=K. Satyamurty|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-12-29}}</ref> an award handed out by the [[President of India]] to people who excel in various fields. The troupe has survived three generations, with his children Shambu Hegde, Mahabala Hegde and Gajanana Hegde and his grand son Shivananda Hegde also being exponents of Yakshagana. Keremane Shivananda Hegde is the current director of the troupe and the institution.

==Yakshagana==
Yakshagana is a folk art mostly performed in the coastal districts of the state of [[Karnataka]] (Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts), western parts of Shimoga district and the [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]] district of [[Kerala]]. This folk art is usually performed in the night and involves dances and dialogues with the accompaniment of music using traditional musical instruments like ''[[chande]]'', ''[[maddale]]'' and ''tala''.<ref name="yaksha" /> The unique aspect of the art is the use of elaborate headgear and dresses by the performers. The incidents portrayed in this art form are based on [[mythology]]<ref name="yaksha">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/01/07/stories/2005010702560600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404201745/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/01/07/stories/2005010702560600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-04-04|title=Yakshagana presented in typical vibrant shades|author=Chitra Mahesh|access-date=2007-09-06|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-01-07}}</ref> and the epics. The performing troupe is called ''<nowiki/>'Mela''' or ''<nowiki/>'Mandali''<nowiki/>' which is a traditional repertory and travels from place to place. A Mela or Mandali typically consists of 11-18 performing artists.

== Troupe artists ==
Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali was started in the year 1934 by Keremane Shivarama Hegde, one of the exponents of the ''badagathittu'' style of Yakshagana.<ref name="kere">{{cite web|title=The woman who gave me love|url=http://srramakrishna.googlepages.com/keremanystory|work=Nenapina Rangasthala, Akshara Prakashana, [[Heggodu]], 1996, Translated by S R Ramakrishna|author=G S Bhat|access-date=2007-09-06}}</ref>

===Keremane Shivarama Hegde===
Hegde was born in a [[Havyaka]] [[Brahmin]] family in Keremane in the [[Honnavar]] taluk of the Uttara Kannada district on 21 June 1908. He could not complete his primary education because of poverty and to earn a living he had to do odd jobs like driving a bus and booking tickets. He started performing Yakshagana from a young age of 14 and in the year 1934, he started his own troupe called as ''Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali''.<ref name="kere"/> The name of the troupe was chosen in honour of the [[Hindu]] God [[Ganapati]]. A famous temple of the God is located in the village of [[Idagunji]] in the Uttara Kannada district. He toured around the state of Karnataka with his troupe and started earning various awards for his efforts. He won the state award in 1965, Central Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1970 and a [[Rajyotsava Award]] in 1985.<ref name="kere"/> The highest award won by him was the [[Rashtrapati Award]]. His autobiography called as ''Nenapina Rangasthala'' was recorded on cassette by G S Bhat in 1981 and published as a book by the Akshara Prakashana, [[Heggodu]] in the year 1996.

===Keremane Shambhu Hegde===
[[Kermane Shambhu Hegde]] is the son of Shivarama Hegde. He also entered the field of Yakshagana like his father and also earned various awards including the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] award.<ref name="ksh">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/20/stories/2005122000090400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214042758/http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/20/stories/2005122000090400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-02-14|title=Entertains with fluid ease|author=Rupa Srikanth|access-date=2007-09-06|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-12-20}}</ref> He brought in changes to the Yakshagana tradition by introducing truncated versions of the art form to make it more acceptable to people outside its traditional base. He established a school in his native village of Gunavante, [[Honnavar Taluk]], to systematize Yakshagana learning. This (Srimaya Yakshagana Kalakendra, Gunavante), even to this day, is serving as a [[Gurukula]] and nurturing upcoming yakshagana artists. He went on to become the chairman of the Karnataka Janapada (folk) and Yakshagana Academy.<ref name="chair">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/13/stories/2006031307300400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116201520/http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/13/stories/2006031307300400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-11-16|title=Awards for four Yakshagana artistes|access-date=2007-09-06|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-03-13}}</ref> Some of the characters portrayed by Shambhu Hegde are that of [[Balarama]], [[Jarasandha]] and [[Duryodhana]].<ref name="perf">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/23/stories/2005122300250500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217122710/http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/23/stories/2005122300250500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-12-17|title=Focus on rural art|author=Leela Venkataraman|access-date=2007-09-06|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-12-23}}</ref> He has also acted in films and won the Karnataka State Film award for his supporting role in the [[Kannada film]], ''Parva'' in the year 2001-2002.<ref name="film">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/10/04/stories/2002100404410600.htm|work=The Hindu|date=2002-10-04|title='Dweepa' best film, Ravichandran best actor|access-date=2007-09-06}}</ref> He was a member of the Governing body of the South Zone Cultural Centre<ref name="szc">{{cite web|url=http://www.szcc.tn.nic.in/03_admin/Governing%20Body/governingbody.html |work=South Zone Cultural Centre |title=Governing Body |access-date=2007-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812204133/http://www.szcc.tn.nic.in/03_admin/Governing%20Body/governingbody.html |archive-date=2007-08-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and also was a member of ''Rangasamaja'' which looks after the working of the repertory [[Rangayana]].<ref name="ranga">{{cite web|url=http://www.rangayana.org/rangasamaja.htm|title=Rangasamaja|work=Rangayana|access-date=2007-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008112511/http://www.rangayana.org/rangasamaja.htm|archive-date=8 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>[[File:Keremane.jpg|400px|thumb|right|A banner indicating the performance of the Yakshagana, ''Indrajitu Kalaga - Ravana Vadhey'' by the Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali]]

[[Keremane Shivananda Hegde]] is the son of Shambhu Hegde and is another exponent of Yakshagana. He has toured abroad with the troupe and was also invited to participate in the Asia-Pacific Performance Exchange workshop held in the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref name="appex">{{cite web|url=http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip/appex/biosindia.htm |title=APPEX Fellows from India |work=Online webpage of UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures |access-date=2007-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901041613/http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip/appex/biosindia.htm |archive-date=2007-09-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has also learnt [[Kathak]] and [[choreography]] under the guidance of [[Kathak]] artist [[Maya Rao]]. He is the current director of the institution and guru at mandali's training centre- 'Srimaya Yakshagana Kalakendra, Gunavante'.

===Some Well-known Artists===
The troupe has given Yakshagana artists like Keremane Gajanana Hegde, Nebburu Narayana Bhagwath, [[Chittani Ramachandra Hegde]], Gode Narayana Hegde, Keppekere Mahadeva Hegde and others. And also Idagunji Mela's impact made big difference to professional career of today's star artists like Balkur Krishna Yaji, Kondadakuli Ramachandra Hegde [http://kondadakuli.tripod.com/], Govind Naik Konalli, Uppunda Nagendra Rao, Ganapati Hegde totimane, and others. Sri Idagunji Mela and Srimaya Yakshagana Kalakendra, Gunavante served as a [[gurukula]], nurtured and inspired many great artists in the field of Yakshgana.

==Performances==

Idagunji Mahaganapati Yakshagana Mandali has given performances all over India and overseas as well. Under the sponsorship of the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], the troupe undertook a tour of [[South East Asia]] in August 2000, where they gave performances in [[Myanmar]], [[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]], [[Laos]] and [[Philippines]].<ref name="sea">{{cite web|url=http://www.yakshagana.com/sep00eve.HTM#Idagunji%20Troupe's%20Tour%20of%20South%20East%20Asia|work=Online webpage of Yakshagana.com|title=Sep' 2000 news|access-date=2007-09-06}}</ref> The troupe has also given performance in [[Vasantahabba]] 2002.<ref name="vas">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-29/bangalore/27112291_1_yakshagana-bharat-natyam-neyveli|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017232501/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-01-29/bangalore/27112291_1_yakshagana-bharat-natyam-neyveli|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-17|title=Vasanthahabba from Feb 2|access-date=2007-09-06|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2002-01-29}}</ref> They have also given performances in [[New York City]] and [[Atlanta]].

==Notes==
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[[Category:Culture of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Theatrical organisations in India]]
[[Category:Yakshagana]]
[[Category:Performing arts in India]]

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>BrownHairedGirl at 18:25, 29 April 2021