Well-known Kudmi Konkani folk artiste Gopal Gowda no more
Team Udayavani, Oct 2, 2019, 3:36 PM IST
Mangaluru: Well-known Kudmi Konkani folk artiste M Gopal Gowda died at the age of 64 after suffering a cardiac arrest on Wednesday, October 2.
Gowda is well-known in the world of folklore and had rendered more than 200 performances across the country. Many of his research write-ups have appeared in Konkani and Kannada periodicals, research magazines and in textbooks.
He has been feted with several awards for his immense contribution for the promotion of Kudmi Konkani folk art including the prestigious Rajyostava Award conferred by Dakshina Kannada district administration in the year 2014, ‘Janapad Prashasti’in 2002 by the Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Akademi and Mandd Sobhann Kalakar Puraskar in 2017
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
BJP’s CT Ravi Booked for Promoting Hatred and Enmity Through Social Media Post
Elections held in 14 LS segments in Karnataka, voter turnout nearly 64 per cent till 5 pm
‘PM is scared, may even shed tears on stage’: Rahul Gandhi’s fresh salvo at Modi
EVMs destroyed as two groups of villagers clash in Chamarajanagar district
Banjarumale hamlet in Belthangady records 100 per cent voting
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Patanjali Foods to evaluate proposal to buy Patanjali Ayurved’s non-food business
Congress to discuss candidates for Amethi, Raebareli seats on Saturday
BJP’s CT Ravi Booked for Promoting Hatred and Enmity Through Social Media Post
Elections held in 14 LS segments in Karnataka, voter turnout nearly 64 per cent till 5 pm
‘PM is scared, may even shed tears on stage’: Rahul Gandhi’s fresh salvo at Modi