INTACH and Art Kanara Trust to host retrospective exhibition of Veteran Photojournalist Yajna’s works

INTACH and Art Kanara Trust to host retrospective exhibition of Veteran Photojournalist Yajna’s works

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, July 18, 2025: The Mangaluru Chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), in association with Art Kanara Trust, will present a week-long retrospective photo exhibition titled “MANGALORE, BACK THEN...Through the Eyes of YAJNA”. The exhibition will open with an exclusive preview on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at Kodialguthu Centre for Art and Culture, Ballalbagh, Mangaluru, in the presence of renowned artist and Mangalore Today editor & publisher V. U. George. The exhibition will remain open to the public till July 26, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

 

 

The exhibition will showcase rare black-and-white photographs captured by veteran photojournalist Yajna (Yajneshwara Acharya) between 1970 and 2000, offering an evocative glimpse into Mangalore’s urban and rural life during a time of transformation. Known for his painterly eye and sensitive compositions, Yajna chronicled the changing faces of the Kanara region during his decades-long career with Udayavani. A selection of images from his recent collaborative journey across the Kanara coast—undertaken with architect-photographer Murali Abbemane and writer-photographer Deekshith R. Pai—will also be on display. Together, these photographs, curated as part of the Mangalore Art & Archival Project, present a compelling visual dialogue between past and present, held together by the enduring vision of one of the region’s most iconic lensmen.