Bantwal: Veteran Talamaddale artiste Bare Keshava Bhat passes away at 84
Bantwal: Veteran Talamaddale and Yakshagana artiste Bare Keshava Bhat died of age-related health issues at his residence in Sannayabail, Ira village, on Saturday. He was 84 and is survived by his wife and two sons.
Bhat, who was born into a family of agriculturists in Bare of Kairangala village, Bantwal taluk, in 1941, received his schooling in Kairangala and Vitla before getting teacher’s training at a centre in Mangaluru. He worked as a teacher in Kairangala, Shirankallu and Adyanadka.
While he was popular as a teacher, Bhat is known to have contributed greatly to art and culture as he was also a writer, art event coordinator and critic. In addition, he was an amateur Yakshagana artiste, earning respect for his knowledge of the tales presented in the shows and the roles he performed. Bhat also presented several roles in the conversational art form of Talamaddale, with his contemporaries, juniors and the audience finding his slow style of developing a character unique and informative.
Post-superannuation as a teacher, Bhat worked with senior artiste Vasudeva Samaga’s team ‘Samyamam’ for several years, participating in the shows held in various places. He had also contributed greatly to the week-long Talamaddale show held by Udupi Yakshagana Kalaranga in multiple ways.
Bhat was honoured with the Perla Krishna Bhat Award by Yakshagana Kalaranga a decade ago.
President of Yakshagana Kalaranga M Gangadhara Rao and Secretary Murali Kadekar have expressed grief at the passing away of Keshav Bhat and offered condolences to the bereaved family.
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PBKS beat RCB by five wickets in IPL
Bengaluru, Apr 18 (PTI): Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by five wickets in their rain-curtailed Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
Batting first, Tim David (50 off 26 balls) struck a counter-attacking fifty to lift RCB to 95 for nine in a match that was reduced to 14 overs per side after a delayed start due to evening showers.
In reply, PBKS completed the chase in 12.1 overs with Nehal Wadhera making a brisk 33 off 19 balls. Josh Hazlewood (3/14) bowled brilliantly for RCB, but his effort was not enough.
Earlier, RCB lost wickets at regular intervals with the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Marco Jansen doing the bulk of the damage for the visiting team.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 95/9 in 14 overs (Tim David 50 not out; Arshdeep Singh 2/23, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/11, Marco Jansen 2/10).
Punjab Kings: 98/5 in 12.1 overs (Nehal Wadhera 33 not out; Josh Hazlewood 3/14).
