Kalaburagi Rangayana’s repertory to stage Shantarasa’s novel-based play ‘Sannagowdasani’
The Rangayana repertory in Kalaburagi is set to stage the play 'Sannagowdasani', an adaptation of Nadoja Shantarasa’s novel. The production explores the social and political complexities of rural life in the Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
Why it matters
It highlights regional cultural preservation and the adaptation of local literature into performing arts.
The play ‘Sannagowdasani’, based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by renowned writer Nadoja Shantarasa, will be staged by the repertory artists of Rangayana, Kalaburagi, on August 10 at 6 p.m. and 11 at the Dr. S.M. Pandit Rangamandir in Kalaburagi.
Announcing this at a press conference at Rangayana here on Saturday, Rangayana director Sujatha Jangamshetty said the production was being organised jointly by the Department of Kannada and Culture and Rangayana, Kalaburagi.
As per the information provided by Ms. Jangamshetty, Karnataka Information Commission Chairman B. Venkata Singh will inaugurate the performances.
Joint Director of the Department of Kannada and Culture Basavaraj Hugar, Rangayana Administrative Officer Sidram Sindhe, Bagalkot Rangasamaja member Mahantesh M. Gajendragad and Kannada Prabha reporter Sheshmurthy Avadhani will be the chief guests. Playwright-adaptor Mahantesh Navalkal and director Praveen Reddy Gunjannahalli will also be present.
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