Infosys Foundation Yakshagana Development, Training & Research Centre Building to be Inaugurated in Udupi

The Infosys Foundation Yakshagana Development, Training and Research Centre building will be inaugurated in Udupi on Sunday, April 21. The Secretary of the Kalaranga Murali Kadekar said that the centre has been constructed by the foundation for the Yakshagana Kalaranga of Udupi at an estimated cost of ₹15.8 crores with 388 seating capacity.

Of the total seats, 266 are on the ground floor and 122 seats are on the balcony. The building has come up on 35 cents of land on Sharada Mantapa Road. The “dwara pooje” of the building will be performed on Sunday at 10 a.m. Vidyasagara Tirtha, seer of Krishnapura Mutt, Vidyadheesha Tirtha and Vidya Rajeshwara Tirtha, seers of Palimar Mutt, Vidyavallabha Tirtha, seer of Kaniyoor Mutt and Vedavardhana Tirtha, seer of Shiroor Mutt will be present on the occasion.

The executive vice-resident of Infosys Ltd. Sunil Kumar Dhareshwar will inaugurate the building at 4 p.m. The Pro-Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) H.S. Ballal will preside over the inaugural session.