Yakshagana percussion artiste Mambadi Subrahmanya Bhat selected for ‘Parthisubba Award’ for 2024
Udupi: Veteran Yakshagana percussion artiste and teacher Mambadi Subrahmanya Bhat of Bantwal has been selected for the ‘Parthisubba Award’ for 2024 by the Karnataka Yakshagana Academy, President of the Academy Tallur Shivaram Shetty has said.
In a press meet held at the Press Club in Udupi on Friday, the Academy chief said that the award comes with Rs 1 lakh in cash and a citation.
The president also declared on the occasion the names of 10 people who have been selected for the ‘Yakshasiri’ annual award and the five people selected for the endowment award of the Academy for 2024.
The awards will be handed at a programme organized at the Kalaranga hall in Udupi on February 16, the Academy president added.
Senior artiste of Thenkuthittu Yakshagana Subrahmanya Bhat is the son of Mambadi Narayana Bhagavatha. Growing in the field of Yakshagana under the guidance of his father, Bhat worked as a prominent background percussion artiste in the Kateel, Karnataka and Kadri troupes (melas). He is also highly respected as a teacher, having trained several Yakshagana enthusiasts in Karnataka and Kerala.
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Annpurna Devi expresses anguish over girl's rape in TN, urges NCW to act
New Delhi (PTI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi on Tuesday expressed her anguish over the alleged gang rape of a girl in Tamil Nadu and urged the National Commission for Women to take immediate cognisance of the matter.
In a post on X, Devi said, "Deeply anguished by this horrific incident. I urge the NCW to take immediate cognisance and act swiftly in coordination with the concerned authorities to ensure the strictest action against all culprits."
Devi said, "Justice must be swift and unsparing — the accused must be brought to book without delay," adding, "the safety, dignity, and justice of every daughter of India remain our highest priority."
"We stand firmly with the survivor and her family in this difficult hour," she said.
Reacting to a post by former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, who flagged concerns over the law and order situation in the state, Devi said such incidents "expose grave concerns" under the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government.
Annamalai, in his post, alleged that a 15-year-old girl from Kanchipuram, who had come to participate in a temple festival near Seyyaru in Tiruvannamalai district, was gangraped.
He said the incident was "deeply shocking and enraging" to him and alleged that such crimes point to a "complete failure" of law and order in Tamil Nadu.
Annamalai demanded immediate arrest of all those involved and the "harshest punishments" for the accused.
He also called for full protection and mental health counselling for the survivor and her family.
