Who is known as the Father of the ‘Yakshagana’?
AVallathol
BRaman Pillai
CMaharaja Swathi Thirunal
DParthi Subha
Answer:
D. Parthi Subha
Read Explanation:
- Yakshagana is a traditional folk dance form popular in coastal Karnataka districts
- It is also performed in the south Canara districts of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala.
- It is usually performed in the village paddy fields after the winter crop has been harvested.
- Yakshagana is performed in open-air theatres.
- It is generally presented in Kannada, but also performed in Malayalam and Tulu languages on certain occasions.
- Yakshagana was formerly known as Bayatala by some people in Karnataka.
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The sister art forms associated with Yakshagana are listed below:
- Therukoothu of Tamil Nadu,
- Kutiyattam and Chakyarkoothu of Kerala,
- Veedhinataka of Andhra Pradesh