"The vernacular name of the Yakshagana is Bayal Attam i.e. open-air play."

"The Yakshagana can be taken to be the common name of an old type of traditional, popular vernacular drama of South In…"

"The Yakshagana belongs to the South Canara in the Kannada area."

"...there were two main forms of Yakshagana. The paduvalapaya form included two styles that is badagu thittu (northern…"

"...the vivacity of Yakshagana, including its costume, dance and music, deserved it to become the representative exhib…"

"Yakshagana is traditional dance drama."

"He [Shivram Karanth] rediscovered many ragag fs that were traditionally part of the Yakshagana repertoire but had fal…"

"Karanth made Yakshagana more popular through the ballet adaptation of the art."

"This [Yakshgana] was the very variety of contemporary dance-drama forms of India."

"In South Canara, the Yakshagana is one of the two most widespread popular dramatic entertainments,"