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#ಕರಾವಳಿಯ_ಸಾವಿರದೊಂದು_ದೈವಗಳು - ಒಂದು ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣಾತ್ಮಕ ನೋಟ
ಮಂಜುನಾಥ ಎನ್ ಭಟ್ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾನ್ವಿತ ಭರತನಾಟ್ಯ ಕಲಾವಿದರು

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ಅವರ ಸಾಧನೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನೋಡಿದಾಗ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಅಚ್ಚರಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.ಇಷ್ಟು ಸಣ್ಣ ವಯಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಬಹಳಷ್ಡು ಉನ್ನತ  ಸಾಧನೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ
ಅವರ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಪರಿಚಯವನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಡಿರುವೆ
Manjunath N Puttur
Manjunatha N from Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, started  Bharathanatyam education at the age of six under Natyanilayam Vid.Balakrishna Manjeshwar and continued senior with Vid.Deepak Kumar puttur. Later completed Vidwath exam in the year 2013 under Vid. Sudarshan M L Bhat. Later on, continued his education with Shanthala awardee, Guru Dr. Vasundara Doraswamy, Director of VPAC. Presently, he is the disciple of Karnataka Kalashree Guru Vid. Sharadhamani Shekhar and Vid. Shreelatha Nagaraj Shetty of Sanathana natyalaya, Mangaluru. He is the Director of ‘Shree Manjunatha Nrithya Kala Shaale’, a dance school in Uppinangady, Dakshina Kannada. Presentely he is the Director of Shree Manjunatha nrithya kala shale, kalaburagi. He is also a Yakshagana artist and the Director of a light music team, ‘Shree Manjunatha Sunada Musicals’. Also Composed some bharathanatyam compositions (alaripu, mela prapthi,  jathisvaram, daru varnam, thillana), famous for ‘Thalavadhana’.
Achievements:
Created Own Research aspect, "Talaavadhana   in Bharathanatyam" with 75 different experiments.
He is the first person who introduced Talaavadhana concepts in Malaysia

Asia book of records and India book of records holder in Different thalavadhana techniques.This record is considered as the first record in the world.

Shared knowledge as a resource person in more than 66 Bharathanatyam and thala prakriya workshops in India and Abroad.

Taking class for Eight different countries USA, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Ukraine, Dubai, Srilanka, Kuwait.

South canara district ‘Rajyoyhsava’ award – 2010

Dooradarshan Chandana channel’s B grade – 2008

Aryabhata Inter-national award – 2008

Student Scholarship from Karnataka Music and Dance academy– 2007

National level Natya Mayura Prashasthi– 2010 (Yakshagana Ekavyakthi performance)

Persued MA degree in Bharathanatyam from Madras University,Chennai

Fourth rank in Vidwath degree exam (State level) and first place in Dakshina kannada and mysore board conducted by Karnataka Secondary Education Board.

Yuva prathibha puraskar from state government Kannada samskruthi Ilakha in 2011

Rajyothsava Abhinanadana puraskar from kannada sahithya parishath, Mangaluru  in the year 2008 ( Yakshagana)

Karnataka ‘Natyamayura Award’ - 2009

‘Sourabha Youth award’ – 2008

Nrityaradhana award from Radhakrishna nritya nikethana (R) Udupi .

Kala Surendra award from Sri Vishwa yaksha Nritya kala nikethana (R),Nelavara.
Rajatha Sri Award from Sri Sharada Kala Kendra Trust ( R ),Puttur.

Tala Praveena Tittle from Sri Siddartha Institute of Business Management,Tumakuru

Gadinada dhwani award’ from Kasargod - 2010

‘Best performer award’ in suvarna tv’s Super star of Karnataka reality show in 2009
As a composer,Composed Lyrics of Various Bharathanatyam items,Jathis,Korvais etc...
Compositions are used in Arrangetrams and various programmes organised by respected bharathanatyam institutions.
Some Dance institutions performed his Tillana in KSEEB board exams ( Senior and Vidwat level exams).

Performances:
He performed over 600 Bharathanatyam programs, 200 Yakshagana and more than 200 Lightmusic programs. Below are the list of some of the major programs,
Trio Bharathanatyam performance in kalamandapam auditorium, Malaysia organized by Sri Ganesalaya, Malaysia.
Talavadhana in Bharathanatyam onstage session in ICC, Malaysia.
Solo yakshagana, Dakshayini in jaganmohan palace, Mysore organised by Kala Sandesha Pratistana(R),Mysuru.
Solo Bharathanatyam in Natyanjali festival, Chidambaram 2023
Solo Bharathanatyam in Brahan Natyanjali Tanjavur 2023
Worked as a Nattuvanar for the group performance in Chidambaram and Tanjavor Natyanjali festival 2023.
Solo Bharathanatyam in Kozhikode, Kerala organized by rasanubhava team.
Solo Bharathanatyam in Sollapur, Maharastra organized by Nrithyakeshi dance academy, Sollapur.
Duet Bharathanatyam performance in pune, Maharastra organized by Sri Gurudeva Nrithyalaya, pune.
Solo performance in Chidambaram Natyanjali festival at Chidambaram.
Solo Bharathanatyam in Mysore organized by Ganabharathi.
Performed solo Bharathanatyam in prestigious mysore dasara- 2022.
Performed solo Bharathanatyam in Mangaluru organised by Karnataka Karavali Nritya Parishath, Mangaluru.
Solo Bharathanatyam performance at Jagnmohana palace, Mysore.
Solo theme production ‘ Sahasthraksha Indra’ choreographed by Vid. Ambala Rajeshwari at Mahamasthakabhisheka, Shravanabelagula.
Solo performance at Mahamasthakabhisheka, Karkala.
Solo performance organised by Natyanjali kala academy (R) Suratkal.
Solo performance organised by Sridevi Nrityaradhana Kala Kendra (R),Puttur.
Solo Performance at Mahamasthakabhisheka, Dharmasthala.
Performance at 73rd  Kannada Sahityasammelana, Shivmogga.
Performance at Chinmaya nagar, Chennai.
Performance at Kasaragod distric Kannada Sahithya sammelana.
Performance at National level youthfest at Mangalore.
Group performance at Rajangana,  Udupi mutt.
Solo performance at Kolluru Mookambika temple.
Solo performance at Durgaparameshwari temple.
Solo performance at Polali Rajarajeshwari temple.
Solo performance at National festival organised by Nrityangan Mangaluru.
Solo performance organised by Avva pustakalaya, Bengaluru.

WORKSHOPS -
* As a resource person,He completed 66 workshops of Tala Prakriya and Bharathanatyam.
*Reputed Bharathanatyam institutions organksed his workshop.
*As a young achiever,he holds first place in Coastal Karnataka as a resource person for the workshop.