Mangalore, September 13: Kalopasaka Capt Ganesh Karnik Felicitation Committee will felicitate MLC Capt Ganesh Karnik at a programme on Sunday, September 16 at Town Hall, Mangalore, said secretary of the Committee P Nityananda Rao.
Speaking at a press conference here on Thursday, he said that the committee decided to felicitate him to express gratitude to his keen interest in all forms of art and encouragement towards it.
He said in the day-long programme artists from various fields will exhibit different types of art forms.
Secretary of the committee Chandrashekar K Shetty said that the lamp-lighting ceremony will begin at 8.55 am, following which around 20 artists from the district will lend their voices for classical, Yakshagana, Carnatic, folk, film and Hindustani music and others. On the occasion, artist Syed Asif Ali will render an oil portrait of Capt Ganesh Karnik, he said.
At 10.30 am, the felicitation meeting will be held in the presence of Chancellor of Nitte University Dr N Vinay Hegde, Chairman of Indian Overseas Bank (Chennai) M Narendra, Executive Director of Karnataka Bank (Mangalore) P Jayarama Bhat, Chairman of Sharada Vidyalaya Mangalore Prof M B Puranik, Chairman of Alva's Educational Foundation Dr Mohan Alva and senior art critic A Eshwaraiah.
Chairman of the committee Kumble Sundar Rao said that the day-long cultural programme would include a Bharatnatyam performance by senior dance artists from Karavali region. This will be the first time in Mangalore that so many senior dancers would be performing together, he said.
Swarna Sundar and Vijaykumar Kodialbail were present at the press conference.
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