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Noted Puppeteer K. V. Ramesh presenting a colourful puppet to Dr. Sudha Murty
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Harikatha, Gamaka vaachana, puppetry, magic shows, yakshagana, vachanas, fusion music, daasapadas, light music, devotional songs, DVG's famous Mankuthimmana Kagga in music form, instrumental music such as violin, flute, veena, jaltarang, mukhaveena and saxophone, launches, environmental awareness projects, and lecture demonstrations are just a few of the forms and themes covered under the programme.
One of the most gratifying aspects of this project has been the recognising of talent of the differently-abled, whose performance in this forum was an inspiration to the organisers and the public, more than being an opportunity for them to perform.
One has to mention two persons responsible for the continuation and success of the programmes - K. C. Pemmaiah, Manager, Programmes & Projects, and Prema Thotadhri, Associate Secretary, BVB. It is a reality today that cultural events even in residential areas do not attract much of an audience, many shows running to near empty auditoria. The duo had the daunting task of not only presenting not-so-popular art forms and artistes but also bringing in the audiences.
But the credentials of the quality of the performances and the innate attraction of the art forms presented were established soon after the project got off, ensuring a steady response from the public. Buoyed by this response, the BVB-IF project is poised to get bigger and better.
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