Yakshagana entering formal academic sphere a welcome move, says Bhagavata Patla Satish Shetty
Yakshagana experts and university officials are collaborating to integrate the traditional art form into formal academic curricula. They emphasize that this academic recognition will help preserve the art's fundamental values while expanding its reach to future generations.
Why it matters
Formalizing traditional arts within university systems is a strategic move to ensure cultural heritage is documented and taught systematically.
Eminent Yakshagana Bhagavata Patla Satish Shetty has said curriculum for Yakshagana will not affect the freedom or style of the traditional art; but it is just a framework.
One should welcome the fact that Yakshagana, that has a history of centuries, is now entering the academic sphere, he said after inaugurating the Yakshagana Textualisation Workshop held on August 3 at the S.V.P. Kannada Studies Institute. The event was organised by the Dr. P. Dayananda Pai and P. Satish Pai Yakshagana Study Centre of Mangalore University in Mangaluru.
“Yakshagana, which is recognised as a rich and devotional art form of our land, will be able to expand across the world if it gains academic recognition through the university. It is the responsibility of all of us to pass on this art form to the next generation in a traditional manner. Let us all strive for the upliftment of Yakshagana,” he said.
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