<p class="title">Theatre activist and filmmaker M S Sathyu said theatre was nothing but absolute passion which requires ultimate zeal in order to obtain success.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was addressing the gathering after presenting the Karnataka state Nataka Academy’s honorary award and annual awards to 30 theatre personalities. “Theatre is a unique art with a magnetic attraction that pulls the artists. The artists are entitled to the madness which is imbibed within the art.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added that without the enthusiasm to immerse completely in the aesthetic value, there was no madness that can be achieved in the act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Strongly condemning the central government’s decision to impose GST on culture, song, dance and poets meet, the filmmaker maintained that theater was a form of art and culture and 18% GST was not justifiable.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He urged artists to raise their voice and protest against the imposition of GST on art and culture.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said the pressure should be mounted on the government to take measures<br />on ensuring that art and<br />culture flourishes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sadly, the government is not acting in this direction, he lamented. He described the efforts of Ranga Shankara in promoting theatre as exemplary. The honorary award was presented to P Gangadharawamy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As many as three books including ‘Udupi Zilla Rangamahiti’ by Padma Kodagu, ‘Avibhijita Dharwad Zilla Rangamahiti’ by Basavaraj Bengeri, and ‘Rahimanavva Kalmani’ by Ganesh Amingadh, were released on the occasion.</p>
<p class="title">Theatre activist and filmmaker M S Sathyu said theatre was nothing but absolute passion which requires ultimate zeal in order to obtain success.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was addressing the gathering after presenting the Karnataka state Nataka Academy’s honorary award and annual awards to 30 theatre personalities. “Theatre is a unique art with a magnetic attraction that pulls the artists. The artists are entitled to the madness which is imbibed within the art.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">He added that without the enthusiasm to immerse completely in the aesthetic value, there was no madness that can be achieved in the act.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Strongly condemning the central government’s decision to impose GST on culture, song, dance and poets meet, the filmmaker maintained that theater was a form of art and culture and 18% GST was not justifiable.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He urged artists to raise their voice and protest against the imposition of GST on art and culture.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said the pressure should be mounted on the government to take measures<br />on ensuring that art and<br />culture flourishes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sadly, the government is not acting in this direction, he lamented. He described the efforts of Ranga Shankara in promoting theatre as exemplary. The honorary award was presented to P Gangadharawamy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As many as three books including ‘Udupi Zilla Rangamahiti’ by Padma Kodagu, ‘Avibhijita Dharwad Zilla Rangamahiti’ by Basavaraj Bengeri, and ‘Rahimanavva Kalmani’ by Ganesh Amingadh, were released on the occasion.</p>