Mangalore: Veerendra Heggade Releases 'Tulu Sammelana' DVD
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RS/SB)
Mangalore, Mar 6: Dr D Veerendra Heggade, dharmadhikari of Dharmastala insisting the need for Tulu Bhavan in district said that the project requires five-acre-land which the state government needs to allot.
Dr Heggade releasing the DVD produced by Namma Kudla channel of Tulu Sammelana held in Ujire in December 2009, at SDM College in city on Saturday March 6, said that the district which is a Tulunadu, a complex is the crying need to undertake activities related to the language and culture. But the government should allot a land not less than five acres for the purpose, he said.
The success and overwhelming response to the Tulu Sammelana has had a tremendous impact on people, who are now highly aware of the Tuluva culture and tradition. The success has further inspired us to take up more activities on Tulu language and culture, he said adding that the DVD documentation is record for the further reference.
The traditional inaugural lent a surprise to the audience as Dr M Mohan Alva, Dr M Mohan Alva, chairman of Alva’s Education Foundation and World Tulu Convention donned the role of a traditional bhoota artiste to give the programme a beginning that represented the very essence of Tuluva culture. B P Karkera of Namma Kudla Channel presented a replica of Tulu Sammelana logo as memento to Dr Heggade.
Dr Heggade handed over the first DVD to entreprenuer P Dayananda Pai, chief guest of the programme. P Jayarama Bhat, managing director of Karnataka Bank was the guest of honour. MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and World Tulu Convention secretary Dr Yashovarma were also present.
Journalist Manohar Prasad and Kadri Navaneeth Shetty compered the programme.
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