Veteran Yakshagana Artist Vasudeva Samaga Passes Away at 74
Udupi: Veteran Yakshagana Artist, a renowned performer of the Badaguthittu Yakshagana tradition, and art organizer, Malpe Vasudeva Samaga passed away at the age of 74, early Saturday morning at Manipal KMC Hospital.
His last performance had been at a weekly Yakshagana program at Alangaar in Moodabidri after which he had experienced ill health and was subsequently admitted to a private hospital near his place of residence at Koteshwar. He had tested positive for coronavirus and was undergoing treatment at the hospital. Since his health deteriorated further, he was taken to KMC Hospital at Manipal where he passed away at 4 am on Saturday, 7th of November.
Hailing from the Samaga household, a popular family of Yakshagana performers, Vasudeva Samaga’s uncle Malpe Shankaranarayana Samaga and father, Malpe Ramdas Samaga were considered as giants of the Badaguthittu Yakshagana tradition for introducing the eloquence of dialogue to this dance-oriented art form. Vasudeva Samaga, who continued the legacy of this art form was known to captivate his audience with the genius of his rhetoric and rhythm.
Apart from his expertise in Badaguthittu, he was also a successful performer of the Tenkuthittu art form.
Recognized as an all-rounder (Savyasachi Artist) in the field of Tenku-Badaguthittu Yakshagana, Vasudeva Saamaga has taken up leading roles as the protagonist, antagonist, and also some female roles in many Yakshagana performances and successfully executed each role. Vasudeva Samaga brought different perspectives into the Yakshagana art form through the execution of various roles such as that of Bhishma, Krishna, Kaikai, Dasharath, Devavratha, Kamsa, Manthare Mohini, Ambe, and captivated his audience with his performance. UttaraKumara is yet another role that is among the people’s favourite.
“Despite consistent efforts to save him, my father has succumbed to Covid”
-Dr. Pradeep Saamaga, Son of Vasudeva Samaga.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
