President

Sri K.K. Pai

Registrar, Academy of , Manipal and Chairman, ICDS Ltd, NBFC, the flagship of  Manipal group of companies. He was the CMD of Syndicate Bank. An able administrator, educationist, promoter of art, culture, literature and religion

Members

Dr. H. Shantharam

Retired Principal, Administrative Officer   of the Academy of General  Education, Manipal but actively engaged in various educational activities as administrator or as an advisor. He is the Director of the drama training centre called Rangayana and Rangabhoomi.

Dr. Jayaprakash Mavinakuli

Professor  cum administrator.Presently Principal of MGM College. He is professor in English & well-known Yakshagana  Artiste,

Guru Sanjeeva Suvarna

Alumnus of our Yakshagana Kendra and the present Guru of the Kendra. His main  interest is in dance but he knows all the branches of Yakshagana: music, dance, costuming, mending of costumes etc. He is a creative genius in the field and continues the tradition of Ballet started by Dr. Kota Shivarama Karanth.

Sri Hiriadka Gopala Rao

   A veteran scholar in the field of Yakshagana knows the intricacies of Yakshagana tradition. He was in professional Yakshagana troupes for more than four decades. In the initial years he was in the Kendra as one of the Gurus. Recently he was awarded the 'Janapada Sri' by the Government of Karnataka for his rich experience and immense contribution to the field of Yakshagana.

Dharmadhikari Sri N. B. Vijaya Ballal

A religious person, experienced  administrator, a doctor by profession, above all a good organiser. Philanthropist by nature he is a patron of art, culture and literary activities in and around Udupi and beyond district too.

Sri Gopalakrishna Upadhya

An educationist of long standing founder Headmaster of Perdoor High School. His  interests are numerous: art, culture, literary discourses, drama and Yakshagana. He is both an artiste and a good critic.

Director/Secretary

Prof. Heranje Krishna Bhat

   He was a faculty of MGM College and associated himself with the Kendra since its   inception. He also serves as the Director of Rashtrakavi Govind Pai Samshodhana   Kendra of the College. Edited in collaboration with Prof. Muralidhar Upadhya Hiriadka complete research works of the poet laureate Manjeshwar Govind Pai.