Thiruvananthapuram:

To honour sculptor Kanayi Kunhiraman on his 80th birthday and celebrate the 50th anniversary of his magnum opus ‘Yakshi’, the state government is organizing a three-day event from April 2 to 4. The cultural programmes would be held at Kanakakunnu palace and nearby venues.

Culture minister A K Balan will inaugurate the cultural convention at 4pm on Monday.

Filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan will inaugurate the exhibition of photographs by Jithesh Damodar covering the life and work of Kanayi at the function. A discussion on ‘Yakshi’ will be held at 6 pm. A dance drama ‘Sagarakanyaka’ directed by Pramod Payyannoor, will be held at 8 pm.

A seminar ‘Kanayi turns 80 – History and future of sculpture’ will be held on Tuesday. Tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran will inaugurate the seminar. A musical event ‘Silpa Sangeethika’ will be held at 8pm.

On Wednesday, CM will felicitate Kanayi at the valedictory function to be held at 4pm. Mullakkara Ratnakaran, MLA, will preside over the function. Philipose Mar Chrysostom, metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, will deliver the felicitation address.

‘Yakshi’ dance performed by dancer Rajashri Warrier and choreographed by Pramod Payyannoor will be held at 6.30pm.

The event is jointly organised by the departments of culture and tourism and Bharat Bhavan.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> News> City News > Thiruvananthapuram News / TNN / March 31st, 2018