. . . . . . "Renowned family of Artists of Yakshagana"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "The dance-drama of Karnataka"@en . . . . . . "Keremane Shivarama Hegde"@en . . . . . . "1123039374"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "4354"^^ . . "Keremane Shivarama Hegde (1938-2009) is an exponent of Yakshagana, a dance form mostly performed in the state of Karnataka, India. He is the founder of the troupe, Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali which has given performances all over India and abroad. He is the first Yakshagana artist to receive the Rashtrapati Award (President's Award). He was given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1970."@en . . . . . . "13128009"^^ . . . . "Keremane Shivarama Hegde (1938-2009) is an exponent of Yakshagana, a dance form mostly performed in the state of Karnataka, India. He is the founder of the troupe, Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali which has given performances all over India and abroad. He is the first Yakshagana artist to receive the Rashtrapati Award (President's Award). He was given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 1970. He was born in a remote place called \"Keremane\" of Gunavante, in the Honnavar Taluk of Uttara Kannada District. Owing to the difficult times he fully embraced the art, grew with it and helped to flourish. Late Annuhittalu Sadananda Hegde and the Yakshaganic aura in the locality induced the intricacies of the art form into him."@en . . . . . .