Heggodu
| Heggodu | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Heggodu Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 14°05′58″N 75°04′14″E / 14.0995°N 75.0706°ECoordinates: 14°05′58″N 75°04′14″E / 14.0995°N 75.0706°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Karnataka |
| Location | Sagar, Karnataka |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Heggodu (Kannada: ಹೆಗ್ಗೋಡು) is a village located in the Sagar Taluk of Karnataka. It is a very important cultural and educational hub in South India, because of the organizations at this place.
Institutes
Apart from a pre-university and a undergraduate degree college, this place also has a drama institute, Ninasam which is the brain child of the renowned dramatist, K. V. Subbanna.
Non-Profit Organizations
Ninasam
A drama institute, Currently headed by Akshara K V, focuses on drama, films and literature. It hosts a multiple programs and workshops throughout the year to strengthen and develop the South Indian drama culture.
Akshara Prakashana
As an organization under ninasam, it thrives to reduce the barrier between artists and literature by publication of many books and translations of stage-play at affordable price. It also publishes make-ups, educational and informational related books.
Charaka
headed by B. Prasanna, It focuses on design and promotion of khadi wears and improvement of the economical state of the workers.
Travel
This place is very near to Sagar and hence it is well connected by both rail and road. This place also has local bus facilities for travelling to nearest places like Sagar, Hosanagara etc.
