Begar Shivakumar’s touring yakshagana profession (1983-2003)


Badaguthittu

  • Sri Mulki Venkataramana kripa poshitha yakshagana mandali – 1 year
  • Sri Brahmi Durgaparameshwari yakshagana mandali – 4 years
  • Sri Amrutheshwari yakshagana mandali, Kota – 2 years
  • Sri Durgaprameshwari yakshagana mandali, Saukur – 1 year

Thenkuthittu

  • Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara yakshagana mandali – 12 years

Organizations started by Begar Shivakumar

  • Amrutheshwara pravasi yakshagana mandali, Kota – 1985 to 1995 (800 hundred shows throughout India)
  • Gaana Sourabha Yaksha Mela – From 2013 (600 shows throughout India)
  • Gaana Sourabha Yakshagana School – From 2013 (Yakshagana training at Bangalore)

Gaana Sourabha Yakshagana School’s training locations

  • Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Devalaya, Canara Bank Colony, Nagarbhavi main road, Bangalore
  • Sri Gouda Saraswata Sevaka Samaja, Kashi Mutt, Malleshwaram, Bangalore
  • Sri Vigneshwara Vishwastha Mandali, BTM Layout, Bangalore
  • Sri Banagiri Vinayaka Devalaya Trust, Bangalore
  • Sri Vinayaka Devasthana Samithi, R.T Nagar, Bangalore
  • “Hamsike”, Raghavendra Layout, Srinagar, Bangalore

Yakshagana training by Begar Shivakumar at other places

  • Bunt’s Sangha Yakshagana Tarabethi Kendra, Vijaynagar, Bangalore
  • Sri Satyasai loka seva samsthe, Muddenahalli, Chickballapura
  • St. Michael School, Kanakapura
  • Sri Narendra Nele, Hindu seva prathistana, Laggere, Bangalore
  • Sri Niveditha Nele, Hindu seva prathistana, Ullal, Bangalore

Begar Shivakumar in T.V & Radio

  • Performed in Mangalore Aakashvani as Thaala Maddale artist
  • Acted as Draupadi in ‘Kurukshetra’ – a yakshagana serial at Bangalore Doordarshan(Chandana)
  • Acted in several yakshagana serials like Nagashri, Dashavatara, Shanishwara Mahatme, Sri Devi Mahatme  telecasted in Udaya Channel

Begar as director

  • Karavali Yakshagana Kalika Kendra, Mysore – 2 years
  • Avibhajitha Dakshina Kannada Vakilara Sangha, Bangalore – 2 years
  • Bruhat Bangalore hotel sangha, Bangalore – 1 year
  • Heggade seva sangha, Malleshwaram, Bangalore – 1 year
  • For 100’s of schools in Bangalore – 10 years

Awards & Felicitation

  • 11.10.1992: “Phool Vaalon Ki Swar”  New Delhi: News & Publicity Dept, Govt. of Karnataka
  • 02.08.1992: “Karavali Utsav” award Dakshina Kannada, Govt. of Karnataka
  • 08.08.1994:  “Vahini Prathibha Puraskara” Vahini Yuvaka Mandala, Kota
  • 08.09.1995: “Chatura Sanghataka” Bengalooru Abhimaanigalu, Bangalore
  • 19.12.2002: “Yuva Chetana” Suvarna Karnataka, Directorate of Kannada & Culture
  • 27.09.2003: “Yaksha Sri” Kalyanotsava world record program, Shimoga
  • 12.12.2003: “Rangollasa” Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, Southern Regional Centre, Bangalore
  • 22.02.2004: “Kalabhooshana” award, Bala Kalakendra Rajajinagar
  • 13.06.2004: “Abhinandane” Mogaveera samavesha, Poornaprajna Udupi
  • 24.08.2006: “Abhinandane” Kempegowda Dinacharane, Govindarajnagar
  • 30.10.2006: “Pushpanjali Prashasti” Pushpanjali Nage koota, Banashankari
  • 17.11.2007: “Abhinandane” Indian Epilepsy Association, Bangalore
  • 09.10.2008: “Sankranti Kala Sourabha” Kannada Abhivruddhi Balaga, Ganesh Kala Samsthe
  • 01.03.2009: “Sumanonjali” Kalamantapa Koumudi, Seshadripuram
  • 31.01.2010: “Kavya Gaana Gandharva” Kavya Sinchana Kala Samsthe, Thyagarajnagar
  • 03.10.2010: “Samskrutika Kalaratna” Akhila Bharatha okkaligara mahasabha, Dasarahalli, Bangalore
  • 30.11.2010: “Abhinandane” Cathedral Kannada Sangha, Richmond Road, Bangalore
  • 27.11.2011: “Yakshayana Sambhrama” Konanakunte, Bangalore
  • 12.04.2011: “Pratibhotsava” Cordial High School, Prashanth Nagara
  • 15.01.2012: “Yakshaavadhaani” Heggade Seva, Bangalore
  • 30.09.2012: “Yaksha Kuteera” Mummela Sadhaka award, Bangalore
  • 24.04.2013: “Abhinandane” Amrutha Sadana Vamanjoor, Mangalore   

Dignitaries who praised Begar Shivakumar

  • Sri Ramanand Sagar, Director of epic Ramayan Serial
  • Sri Vishwesha Teertha Swamiji, Pejavara Mutt, Udupi
  • Dr. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari, Dharmasthala
  • Sri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji, SriRamachandrapura Mutt, Hosanagara
  • Sri P. Dayananda Pai, Industrialist

Prasangas scripted & directed by Begar Shivakumar

  • “Parisara Prasanga” – Pollution Control Board, Govt. of Karnataka
  • “Mangalayaana” – Anthariksha Bhavan, Karnataka Rajyothsava Samithi

Programs performed by Begar Shivakumar’s students

  • Panchavati
  • Rathi Kalyana
  • Sri Devi Mahatme
  • Kankangi Kalyana
  • Veera Abhimanyu
  • Bhasmaasura Mohini
  • Sudhanva Kaalaga
  • Krishna Leele – Kamsa Vadhe etc…

Our Mission

  • Let Yakshagana become Vishwagana.
  • Supporting the needy yakshagana artists.
  • Conveying environmental awareness and social messages through Yakshagana