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The Art, Performance, and Educational Contributions of Gopadkar
Gopadkar based from Adkar in Sullia is a B. A Graduate and he is qualified as Diploma in Arts. His father is Mr. Krishna Balyaya and mother Smt. Padmavathi. He has served as Art Teacher at Aranthodu High School in 1983 and in 1991 he was teacher educator at DIET, Car street, Mangalore and at Pilikula Heritage village he has worked as designer. He is a resource person in 31 subjects as Mimicry, Mime, Memory drama, Origami, etc. and by this he has thousands of fans all over the state.
Master of 31 Disciplines with a Wide Fanbase Across the State
Art
He as a secretary of Art Teachers association has organized District Level and State Level Conferences successfully. He has conducted monthly camps for art Teachers continuously for about 2 ½ years and has created model for the state.
Nail Art
He has drawn more than 12 thousands of national and international persons’ embossed photo in a thick sheet with the help of his nails and has got a lot of appreciation. The presentation of Artist Sanjeev Shetty’s crayon Painting is in the way of Gunniess record by drawing it within 20 seconds. (in 24 hours three thousands of pictures((in 1996-1998). For the first time he has shown successfully that by Thermo Foam Art, crayon, cartoons, wall paintings he has given one man exhibitions. He was one of the organizer of Nirata-Nirantha and worked for establishment of open ground art gallery at Sonangeri.(Bayalu chitralaya)Mimicry
As a mimicry artist he has given hundreds of programmes all over the country and made lakhs of people laugh. In Radio and T. V also his mimicry programmes are broadcasted. By this he has got a lot of students for mimicry. At a time mimics 2,4 sounds(like Aeroplane+Horse). He imitates more than 75 sounds and voices.
Mime
Gopadkar is a mime artist and started top shows for teachers at Mangalore. He pioneered the mime for college students. With innovative ideas he established a special place for mime in college day functions. For silence act, he gave a classical touch and fabricated exercises to the mimeJadoo
In ‘Vismaya’ magicians troop of Kudroli Ganesh for creative idea and designing Mr. Gopadkar has helped out a lot. About 20 Embossed Sculptures made up of Thermo Foam by Mr. Gopadkar were displayed along the whole Vismaya Jatha.
Rangabhoomi
Gopadkar has achieved a great success in different sections of Rangabhoomi like Street play, House dramas, puppet shows, acting, direction etc. The stage setting according to the taste of the children in children’s drama has developed a creative ideology in Direction. He has directed many dramas like Alilu Ramayana, Neelima and seven Swans, Pinokiyo which are story based dramas and were astonishing and miracles. He has acted in the street plays at Bhopal directed by Ranga Bhishma B. V Karanth , throughout the state in the dramas directed by Chinni and Prasanna. He rended dynamic service in organization like Ankura Arnanthodu, Niratha Nirantha, Abhinaya Sulya, Raga Taranga Mangalore, Collage, Jnana Vijnana Samithi.Children’s camp
Gopadkar has conducted more than 1,500 camps with a view of study in child psychology. He won the toughest Swaroopa Teachers also. Along with the teachers the nature of the students also studied deeply and the remedies were suggested for their behavioral problems which is the specialty of Swaroopa Camps. From these camps many students had changed and they decided for a different type of life style. Like this there is huge demand for Gopadkar’s camps as they influence out of the camps also. Based on Voice and Expression Swaroopa ideologies with proof, slowly developed through these camps only. This is continuous RESEARCH.
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Gopadkar is well known national resource person in 31 subjects like art, drama, and child psychology. He has conducted a number of Swaroopa Self Study camps for Teachers, Students, Employees, Doctors, and for the public.
Stage: Gopadkar has given a new dimension for the stage settings in the public functions. He has created more than 1500 stages in a artistic manner. In these Sharavana Belagola’s Mahamastakabhisheka, Vishwa Go Sammelana of Hosanagar, Ramayana Maha Satra, Lakshadeepotsava of Dharmasthala and Folk stage of Karavali Utsava are still memorable ones. Gopadkar has seen every stage as painting.
So every stage has come out as unique, beautiful and outstanding. Dr. Mohan Alva had an ample opportunity to give a separate place in art world for stage setting and he along with Mr. Gopadkar designed the stage for 66th All India Sahitya Sammelana. Presently in Dakshinna Kannada District the stages of Gopadkar are so popular that if the stage is specially designed, it meant for the people that it is designed by Mr. Gopadkar. He has got a creative artist team in the name of “AYAMA” AWARDS: Sandesha, Kalanidhi, Swaranidhi and creative teacher.
Know About Sumadkar (M.A, M.Sc, M.Ed)
Sumadkar served 10 years as Teacher, 5 years as Lecturer in teachers training college. She has worked in D.S. E. R. Tin Text Books committee. She is doing a full time research in infant education since 15 years. She is Yakshanagana Artist, Talamaddale performer Writer, Yoga and music achiever, actor, has vast experience of directing hundreds of children’s camps. Her collection of poems ‘Bhava Pakshige Nevarike’ was released in 2014 with
her own illustrations. She was the secretary of Karavali writer’s and reader’s sangha, D.K. Kasaragodu and at present Principal of Swaroopa Adhyayana
Kendra.