Mangaluru: Kannada schools must be prominent - Litterateur Erya
Mangalore Today News Network
Mangaluru, July 23, 2015: At the programme organised by Dakshina Kannada district Kannada Sahitya Parishat at Zilla Panchayat Hall in Mangaluru July 22, on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of State Kannada Sahitya parishat; to recognise and facilitate Kannada medium schools in the district that have completed 100 years. Litterateur Erya Lakshminarayana Alva lamented that children were subjected to discrimination over medium of instruction.
Litterateur Erya called upon the parents of students to shun false prestige regarding English medium of instruction. Stressing upon the importance of primary education in regional languages, he said that government should support Kannada medium schools. About 75 per cent of Kannada medium schools are on the verge of closure, he said.
DK district Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Pradeep Kumar Kalkura who presided over the function, said that educational institutions in the district had made big contributions to the field of education and the district achieved great academic excellence.
Zilla Panchayat president Asha Thimmappa Gowda who inaugurated the programme said that primary education should be in the regional language and added that this would help students to imbibe cultural and community values.
Heads of 45 schools in Mangaluru North, 30 in Mangaluru South and 11 in Moodbidri zone were felicitated by the Kannada Sahitya Parishat. Also, the Kannada medium schools scoring 100 per cent results in the SSLC examinations in 2014-15 were recognised.
Zilla Panchayat vice president Sathish Kumpala, CEO P I Srividya and DDPI Walter D’Mello were present.
Schools that have completed 100 years are:
Mangaluru North : Government PU College, Balmatta - 1912 (year of establishment)/Government Higher Primary School, Pandeshwar - 1902/ Aided Higher Primary School, Kalavara - 1884/ Government Higher Primary School, Thokur - 1887/ Government Lower Primary School, Kavattar - 1912/ Government Model Higher Primary School, Padupanambur - 1903/ Lady Hill Victoria Girls High School - 1885/ Government Higher Primary School, Sasihithlu - 1895/ Aided Lower Primary School, Thokur, Jokatte - 1901/ Canara Girls Higher Primary School, Dongarakeri - 1894/ Kuloor Church Higher Primary School - 1890/ Canara Composite High School, Dongarakeri - 1891/ Parochial Aided Higher Primary School, Bajpe - 1893/ BEM Composite PU College, Car Street - 1838/ Hindu Lower Primary School, Permude - 1893/ Government Model Higher Primary School, Chelairu - 1911/ Rosario High School, Mangaluru - 1858 / Government Urdu Lower Primary School, Kudroli - 1903 / UBMC Higher Primary School, Karnad - 1842 / Government Higher Primary School, Mulki - 1897 /Government Lower Primary School (Urdu) - 1910 / Government Higher Primary School, Managudda - 1913NITK Higher Primary School, Srinivasnagar - 1895 / Lady Hill Higher Primary School, Ashoknagar - 1885Govt TTI School, Balmatta - 1912 / UBMC Higher Primary School Mulki - 1889 / St Aloysius High School, Kodialbail - 1880/ St Lawrence Higher Primary School, Bondel - 1908/ Government Higher Primary School, Badaga Ekkar - 1912/ Pompei Higher Primary School, Talipadi - 1904/ UMBC Higher Primary School, Haleyangadi - 1840 / Sacred Heart Higher Primary, Idya- 1903 /Govt Higher Primary School, Neereshwalya - 1913 / St Ann’s High School, Mangaluru - 1870/ BEM Composite High School, Car Street - 1838 / Canara Girls High School, Dongarakeri - 1894 / Government Model Higher Primary School, Bunder (Urdu) - 1898 / UBMC Higher Primary School, Bokkapatna - 1884 / Canara Higher Primary School, Dongarakeri - 1891/ Government Higher Primary School, Bokkapatna 1905/ St Aloysius Higher Primary School, Kodialbail - 1880/ Ganapathy High School, Hampankatta - 1870/ Sri Venkataramana Higher Primary School, Kulai - 1910/ St Aloysius Higher Primary School, Urwa - 1875 / St Mary’s Higher Primary School, Kinnigoli - 1903
Mangaluru South : St Thomas Higher Primary School, Bondanthila - 1908/ St Joseph’s Higher Primary School , Kankanadi - 1902 / St Mary’s Higher Primary School, Falnir - 1895/ UBMC Higher Primary School, Konaje - 1845/ St Sebastain Higher Primary School, Bendoor - 1908/ Government Higher Primary School, Gurukambla (Urdu) - 1890/ Aided Lower Primary School, Belma, Deralakatte - 1906/ St Agnes Higher Primary School, Bendoor - 1914/ Aided B Higher Primary School, Ullal - 1839/ St Joseph’s Higher Primary School, Kulashekhara - 1893/ Government Higher Primary School, Kannur Muslim - 1910/ Government Higher Primary School, Ganjimutt (Urdu) - 1908/ Government Model Higher Primary School, Malali - 1891/ Government Higher Primary School, Moodushedde - 1912 / UBMC Higher Primary School, Balmatta - 1912 /
Infant Mary’s Higher Primary School, Jeppu - 1914 / Aided Higher Primary School, Pavoor, Harekala - 1910 / St John’s Higher Primary School, Jeppu - 1913/ Government Higher Primary School, Kudupu - 1914/ St Francis Higher Primary School, Moodu Perara - 1912 / Government Higher Primary School, Kilinjaru - 1909 / Government Higher Primary School, Attavar - 1885/ Government Higher Primary School, Kinnikambla - 1907 / Government Model Higher Primary School, Edapadavu - 1892 /
Holy Angels Higher Primary School, Permannur - 1908 / St Joseph’s Higher Primary School, Bajal - 1817 / Government Higher Primary School, Bolar - 1898 / Government Practicing High School, Mangaluru - 1906 / St Francis Xavier Higher Primary School, Bejai - 1915 / St Ligoris Higher Primary School, Neermarga - 1915 / Moodbidri Government Higher Primary School, Kallabetta - 1895 / Government Model Higher Primary School, Moodbidri Main - 1869 / Government Lower Primary School, Kotebagilu (Urdu) - 1900 / Sri Sathyanarayana Higher Primary School, Niddodi - 1910 / St Sebastain Higher Primary School, Hosabettu - 1895 / Government Higher Primary School, Puttige - 1901 / D J Higher Primary School, Moodbidri - 1911 / Government Higher Primary School, Beluvai Main - 1896 / Government Model Higher Primary School, Kadandale Main - 1875 / St Francis Xavier Higher Primary School, Neerude - 1898.