Mangaluru (Karnataka), Famous Yakshagana exponent Kumble Sridhar Rao died of a heart attack on Friday.
Rao (76) followed the Thenkuthittu style of Yakshagana. He was a disciple of Kumble Kamalaksh Nayak and Sheni Gopalkrishna Bhatt in dance and 'Arthagarike' respectively.
He started his life as a Yakshagana artiste at the age of 13, worked in several Yakshagana groups like Kundvu, Kudlu, Mulki and Karnataka and has been associated with the Dharmasthala Yakshagana Mela for more than four decades.
Rao has received the President's Medal for his extraordinary career in Yakshagana.
He was one of the first exponents to take Yakshagana ballet to Middle Eastern and West Asian countries.
Rao (76) followed the Thenkuthittu style of Yakshagana. He was a disciple of Kumble Kamalaksh Nayak and Sheni Gopalkrishna Bhatt in dance and 'Arthagarike' respectively.
He started his life as a Yakshagana artiste at the age of 13, worked in several Yakshagana groups like Kundvu, Kudlu, Mulki and Karnataka and has been associated with the Dharmasthala Yakshagana Mela for more than four decades.
Rao has received the President's Medal for his extraordinary career in Yakshagana.
He was one of the first exponents to take Yakshagana ballet to Middle Eastern and West Asian countries.
