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	'''R. Nagarathnamma''' (1926–2012) was an Indian theatre personality and the founder of ''Stree Nataka Mandali'', an all-women theatre group based in Bengaluru. A recipient of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]],<ref name="SNA">{{cite web \| url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm \| title=SNA \| publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi \| date=2014 \| access-date=30 November 2014 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm \| archive-date=30 May 2015 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> she was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Shri \| publisher=Padma Shri \| date=2014 \| access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>		'''R. Nagarathnamma''' (1926–2012) was an Indian theatre personality and the founder of ''Stree Nataka Mandali'', an all-women theatre group based in Bengaluru. A recipient of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]],<ref name="SNA">{{cite web \| url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm \| title=SNA \| publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi \| date=2014 \| access-date=30 November 2014 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm \| archive-date=30 May 2015 \| df=dmy-all }}</ref> she was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Shri \| publisher=Padma Shri \| date=2014 \| access-date=11 November 2014 \| archive-date=15 October 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Nagarathnamma was born in 1926<ref name="Oxford Reference">{{cite book \| url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0390 \| title=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre \| publisher=Oxford University Press \| author=Ananda Lal \| year=2004 \| isbn=9780195644463}}</ref> in a family with moderate financial means, in [[Mysore]],<ref name="Indian Express" /> in the South Indian state of [[Karnataka]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kannada-theatre-bids-adieu-to-nagarathnamma/article3975137.ece \| title=The Hindu \| date=8 October 2012 \| access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> She started working in professional theatre at the age of 12,~~<ref name~~=~~"India Glitz" />~~ working with such troupes as Sri Chamundeshwari Nataka Sabha, Gubbi Company run by [[Gubbi Veeranna]], Mitra Mandali of Hirannaiah and HLN Simha.<ref name="The Hindu~~" /><ref name="One India~~" /> Later, in 1958, Nagarathnamma established ''Stree Nataka Mandali'',<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite web \| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1289974.ece \| title=Indian Express \| publisher=Indian Express \| date=8 October 2012 \| access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> reported to be the first all-women theatre troupe from Karnataka<ref name="The Hindu" /><ref name="India Glitz">{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/doyen-nagarathnamma-departs-kannada-news-86943 \| title=India Glitz \| publisher=India Glitz \| date=8 October 2012 \| access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> where she performed as an actor and was the director of their plays.<ref name="Oxford Reference" /><ref name="One India">{{cite web \| url=http://kannada.oneindia.com/news/2012/10/07/india-theater-person-r-nagarathnamma-passes-away-068664.html \| title=One India \| publisher=One India \| date=7 October 2012 \| access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>		Nagarathnamma was born in 1926<ref name="Oxford Reference">{{cite book \| url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0390 \| title=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre \| publisher=Oxford University Press \| author=Ananda Lal \| year=2004 \| isbn=9780195644463}}</ref> in a family with moderate financial means, in [[Mysore]],<ref name="Indian Express" /> in the South Indian state of [[Karnataka]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kannada-theatre-bids-adieu-to-nagarathnamma/article3975137.ece \| title=The Hindu \| website=[[The Hindu]] \| date=8 October 2012 \| access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> She started working in professional theatre at the age of 12,{{Citation needed\|date=September 2024}} working with such troupes as Sri Chamundeshwari Nataka Sabha, Gubbi Company run by [[Gubbi Veeranna]], Mitra Mandali of Hirannaiah and HLN Simha.<ref name="The Hindu" /> Later, in 1958, Nagarathnamma established ''Stree Nataka Mandali'',<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite web \| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1289974.ece \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20141201102326/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1289974.ece \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=1 December 2014 \| title=Indian Express \| publisher=Indian Express \| date=8 October 2012 \| access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> reported to be the first all-women theatre troupe from Karnataka<ref name="The Hindu" /> where she performed as an actor and was the director of their plays.<ref name="Oxford Reference" />

	Nagarathnamma is known for her depiction of male characters, especially mythological ones.<ref name="Daily Pioneer">{{cite web \| url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/staging-india.html \| title=Daily Pioneer \| publisher=Daily Pioneer \| date=10 June 2013 \| access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> She is credited with notable performances as [[Kamsa]], [[Lord Krishna\|Krishna]], [[Ravana]], [[Duryodhana]] and [[Bheema]].<ref name="Indian Express" /><ref name="The Hindu~~" /><ref name="India Glitz" /><ref name="One India~~" /> She has travelled in many other states in India with her troupe and ''Krishna Garudi'' is stated to be one of her major plays.<ref name="The Hindu" /> She has also acted in 15 [[Kannada film industry\|Kannada]] and [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] films,~~<ref name~~=~~"India Glitz" />~~ ''Kamanabillu'', ''Parasangada Gendethimma'' and ''Rosapoo Ravikkaikari'' being some of the notable ones.<ref name="The Hindu" />		Nagarathnamma is known for her depiction of male characters, especially mythological ones.<ref name="Daily Pioneer">{{cite web \| url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/staging-india.html \| title=Daily Pioneer \| publisher=Daily Pioneer \| date=10 June 2013 \| access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> She is credited with notable performances as [[Kamsa]], [[Lord Krishna\|Krishna]], [[Ravana]], [[Duryodhana]] and [[Bheema]].<ref name="Indian Express" /><ref name="The Hindu" /> She has travelled in many other states in India with her troupe and ''Krishna Garudi'' is stated to be one of her major plays.<ref name="The Hindu" /> She has also acted in 15 [[Kannada film industry\|Kannada]] and [[Tamil cinema\|Tamil]] films,{{Citation needed\|date=September 2024}} ''Kamanabillu'', ''Parasangada Gendethimma'' and ''Rosapoo Ravikkaikari'' being some of the notable ones.<ref name="The Hindu" />

	Nagarathnamma died on 6 October 2012,<ref name="Indian Express" /> at the age of 87,~~<ref name~~=~~"One India" />~~ after a brief period of illness.~~<ref name~~=~~"India Glitz" />~~		Nagarathnamma died on 6 October 2012,<ref name="Indian Express" /> at the age of 87,{{Citation needed\|date=November 2022}} after a brief period of illness.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2024}}

	==Awards and recognitions==		==Awards and recognitions==
	Nagarathnamma was a recipient of many awards such as Tagore Ratna Award<ref name="Indian Express" /> and Gubbi Veeranna Award.~~<ref name~~=~~"India Glitz" />~~ She has been honored by the [[Government of Karnataka]] with their second highest civilian award of [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]].~~<ref name~~=~~"India Glitz" />~~ She received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1992.<ref name="SNA~~" /><ref name="India Glitz" /><ref name="One India~~" /> In 2012, the [[Government of India]] included her in the [[Indian honours system\|Republic Day honours]] list for the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri" /><ref name="Indian Express~~" /><ref name="One India~~" /> She is also conferred [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna]] in 2012 as special awards to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of [[Rabindranath Tagore]].		Nagarathnamma was a recipient of many awards such as Tagore Ratna Award<ref name="Indian Express" /> and Gubbi Veeranna Award.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2024}} She has been honored by the [[Government of Karnataka]] with their second highest civilian award of [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]].{{Citation needed\|date=September 2024}} She received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1992.<ref name="SNA" /> In 2012, the [[Government of India]] included her in the [[Indian honours system\|Republic Day honours]] list for the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri" /><ref name="Indian Express" /> She was also conferred [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna]] in 2012 as special awards to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of [[Rabindranath Tagore]].

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{Infobox person
| name = R. Nagarathnamma
| image = The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Shri Award to Smt. R. Nagarathnamma, at an Investiture Ceremony-II, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 04, 2012.jpg
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| caption = Nagarathnamma receiving the [[Padma Shri Award]] from President [[Pratibha Patil]] in 2012
| birth_date = 1926
| birth_place = [[Mysore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| death_date = 6 October 2012
| death_place = [[Bengaluru]]
| othername =
| occupation = Theatre personality
| yearsactive = since 1938
| spouse =
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| children = two daughters and a son
| parents =
| website = {{URL||Official web site}}
| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br>[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br>[[Rajyotsava Prashasti|Kannada Rajyotsava Prashasti]]<br>Tagore Ratna Award<br>Gubbi Veeranna Award
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'''R. Nagarathnamma''' (1926–2012) was an Indian theatre personality and the founder of ''Stree Nataka Mandali'', an all-women theatre group based in Bengaluru. A recipient of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]],<ref name="SNA">{{cite web | url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm | title=SNA | publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi | date=2014 | access-date=30 November 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm | archive-date=30 May 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> she was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Shri | publisher=Padma Shri | date=2014 | access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref>

==Biography==
Nagarathnamma was born in 1926<ref name="Oxford Reference">{{cite book | url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0390 | title=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre | publisher=Oxford University Press | author=Ananda Lal | year=2004 | isbn=9780195644463}}</ref> in a family with moderate financial means, in [[Mysore]],<ref name="Indian Express" /> in the South Indian state of [[Karnataka]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kannada-theatre-bids-adieu-to-nagarathnamma/article3975137.ece | title=The Hindu | date=8 October 2012 | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> She started working in professional theatre at the age of 12,<ref name="India Glitz" /> working with such troupes as Sri Chamundeshwari Nataka Sabha, Gubbi Company run by [[Gubbi Veeranna]], Mitra Mandali of Hirannaiah and HLN Simha.<ref name="The Hindu" /><ref name="One India" /> Later, in 1958, Nagarathnamma established ''Stree Nataka Mandali'',<ref name="Indian Express">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1289974.ece | title=Indian Express | publisher=Indian Express | date=8 October 2012 | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> reported to be the first all-women theatre troupe from Karnataka<ref name="The Hindu" /><ref name="India Glitz">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/doyen-nagarathnamma-departs-kannada-news-86943 | title=India Glitz | publisher=India Glitz | date=8 October 2012 | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> where she performed as an actor and was the director of their plays.<ref name="Oxford Reference" /><ref name="One India">{{cite web | url=http://kannada.oneindia.com/news/2012/10/07/india-theater-person-r-nagarathnamma-passes-away-068664.html | title=One India | publisher=One India | date=7 October 2012 | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>

Nagarathnamma is known for her depiction of male characters, especially mythological ones.<ref name="Daily Pioneer">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/staging-india.html | title=Daily Pioneer | publisher=Daily Pioneer | date=10 June 2013 | access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref> She is credited with notable performances as [[Kamsa]], [[Lord Krishna|Krishna]], [[Ravana]], [[Duryodhana]] and [[Bheema]].<ref name="Indian Express" /><ref name="The Hindu" /><ref name="India Glitz" /><ref name="One India" /> She has travelled in many other states in India with her troupe and ''Krishna Garudi'' is stated to be one of her major plays.<ref name="The Hindu" /> She has also acted in 15 [[Kannada film industry|Kannada]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] films,<ref name="India Glitz" /> ''Kamanabillu'', ''Parasangada Gendethimma'' and ''Rosapoo Ravikkaikari'' being some of the notable ones.<ref name="The Hindu" />

Nagarathnamma died on 6 October 2012,<ref name="Indian Express" /> at the age of 87,<ref name="One India" /> after a brief period of illness.<ref name="India Glitz" />

==Awards and recognitions==
Nagarathnamma was a recipient of many awards such as Tagore Ratna Award<ref name="Indian Express" /> and Gubbi Veeranna Award.<ref name="India Glitz" /> She has been honored by the [[Government of Karnataka]] with their second highest civilian award of [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]].<ref name="India Glitz" /> She received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1992.<ref name="SNA" /><ref name="India Glitz" /><ref name="One India" /> In 2012, the [[Government of India]] included her in the [[Indian honours system|Republic Day honours]] list for the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri" /><ref name="Indian Express" /><ref name="One India" /> She is also conferred [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Tagore Ratna]] in 2012 as special awards to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of [[Rabindranath Tagore]].

==See also==
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* [[Gubbi Veeranna]]
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book | url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195644463.001.0001/acref-9780195644463-e-0390 | title=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre | publisher=Oxford University Press | author=Ananda Lal | year=2004 | isbn=9780195644463}}
* {{cite book | title=The Act of Becoming: Actors Talk | publisher=Niyogi Books | author=Amal Allana | year=2014 | pages=372 | isbn=978-9381523988}}

==External links==
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV4F4sUV7xE | title=Civil Investiture Ceremony 2012 | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=4 April 2012 | access-date=1 December 2014}}

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