Mangalore: Tulu to be Made Part of School Curriculum Soon - Dr Achar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SN/CN)
Mangalore, Dec 15: Dr Paltady Ramakrishna Achar, president, State Tulu Sahitya Academy was felicitated at Sharada Vidyalaya in Kodialbail on Sunday December 14. The programme was organized by the Dakshina Kannada District Vishwakarma Okkuta.
Speaking after the felicitation, Dr Achar said that all formalities to introduce Tulu as an optional language from class six onwards have been completed and only the chief minister’s permission is awaited.
Including Tulu in section eight of the Indian constitution will be easier with the introduction of the plan to teach Tulu. All state government members of the coastal area must insist that the central government acts on it, he said.
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Tulu literature has a history of 2,000 years but it needs to be identified by everyone, said Dr Achar.
Chief guest Captain Ganesh Karnik, MLC, said that over the past 30 years, no other country had faced problems like India has. The increasing number of Naxals and terrorists will damage our country, he said.
Dr Gananath Ekkaru, organizing officer, national service plan, Mangalore University, delivered a speech on Dr Achar’s literature and folk research. S V Achar, president, Vishwakarma Okkuta, presided over the function.
Bykady Janardhan Achar delivered the felicitation speech. K Muralidhar welcomed the gathering. T G Acharya compered the programme and Dinesh Padubidri proposed vote of thanks.
M Yogish delivered the keynote address on the occasion. Song and dance performances were staged by P N Acharya, Manipal, Ratnavati Bykady, Surekha Shivprasad Parkala, Poornami, Kavita Shetty, Akshata Bykady and Akshata Kuloor.
G Ramakrishna Achar, honourary president, felicitation committee, P Shivram Achar, Alevoor Yogish Achar, vice-president, and Dinesh Padubidri, secretary, were present on the occasion.