Darimi urges Beary academy to promote forgotten arts

Darimi urges Beary academy to promote forgotten arts

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Dec 26: Mudarris S. B. Mohammed Darimi said after inaugurating a workshop on duff organized by the Beary Sahithya Academy at Town Hall on Sunday that the academy should rejuvenate forgotten Beary art such as taleem and duff, lamenting that the Beary community has lost its rich cultural heritage and identity owing to the influence of Western culture. 

Darimi also said that a new script can be developed for Beary language, adding that even Malayalam did not have its own script in the beginning. Malayalis began using a modified version of Tamil script, which later became an independent script in its own right, he explained.

M. B. Abdurrahman, the academy president, presided over the programme. Usman Haji Mithur was the chief guest of the occasion; P. Mohammed, the member of the academy, delivered the welcome address; and R. K. Madani compered the programme.

 

 

 

 

 

Later in the evening session, Prof. Lingadevaru Halemane, the director of Rangayana Mysore, released ten Beary books like  “Nenel” written by Ibrahim Tannirbhavi, “Taravad” by U. A. Khasim Ullal, “Nallo Theru” by K. P. Abdul Khader Kukkethoor, “Moilanji” by Hussain Katipalla, “Nombala” by Fakrudeen Iruvail, “Kaladire Swarge” by Zubeida Gurupura, “Nandoraya Nando Samskrithi” by T. A. Aliyabba Jokatte, “Pirsappad” by Ashraf Apollo Kalladka, “Duff Songs and CDs” by Ibrahim Tannirbhavi and Hussain Katipalla, and “Poomale” by around 30 writers.

M B Abdul Rahman, president of the Academy presided over the programme. Prof Dr M S Ashadevi of Maharani College of Science, Bangalore, and Abusalem Putthige, chief editor, Vartha Bharathi participated as the chief guests. Registrar of the academy Chandrahas Rai B welcomed the gathering and proposed vote of thanks.