A Village Called Heggodu

Heggodu is a small village 10 kms away from Sagara  in Shivamogga district in Karnataka. It is known for its cultural activities through organization called Ninasam - which stands for Nilakanteshwara Natyaseva Samgha. It conducts a culture course every year in the month of October. For details on the same, please click here.

Here are some of the photos from the Ninasam, Heggodu and Culture workshop held in October 2011.

Shivarama Karantha Rangamandira, Heggodu

Dr. U R Ananthamurthy addressing the audience at Heggodu

Bollywood script writer, Atul Tiwari and M S Sriram in a discussion at Ninasam, Heggodu

Area full of masks, Heggodu

Charaka Angadi (shop selling Khadi products in Heggodu)

Face of a puppet, Heggodu

Ninasam campus, Heggodu

Nilakantheshwara Temple, Heggodu

Ninasam Office, Heggodu

Giant human face, Heggodu

Infosys's N R Narayanamurthy, writer Dr. U R Ananthamurthy and TP Ashok sharing the dais at Ninasam, Heggodu

Dr. U R Ananthamurthy speaking at Ninasam, Heggodu

Tulu poet Muddu Moodubelle at Ninasam, Heggodu

Chanda publication's Vasudhendra speaking at Ninasam, Heggodu

K V Akshara speaking at Ninasam, Heggodu