Honorary awards presented at Tulu Sahitya Academy

Honorary awards presented at Tulu Sahitya Academy

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Sept 25, 2016: Dakshina Kannda District in-charge Minister B. Ramanatha Rai passionately called upon the younger generation to take forward and develop  the work of the veterans for the development of Tulu. Food and Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader, Mangaluru South MLA J.R. Lobo, Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty, Ganesh Karnik and Ivan D’Souza, MLCs, and academy president Janaki Brahmavar were present. All stressed the fact that the lingua franca Tulu must be kept alive and growing.

 

Indira Hegde, Kota Parava and Beta Kunhi Kulal were conferred the honorary awards for 2015 by the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy here on Sept 24, Saturday.

While, Indira Hegde was honoured for her work in Tulu literature, Kota Parava was honoured  for his work in Tulu folklore. Beta Kunhi  Kulal was honoured for his work in Tulu Yakshagana. The academy also honoured Channappa Alike for his collection of poems ‘Bolya’, Vasanti Shetty Brahmavar for her book ‘Guttudillada Jald’ and Shamantooru Chandrahas Suvarna for his play ‘Gaala’.

Writer D.K. Chowta said that Tulu literature would grow when Tuluvas start reading Tulu books and Tulu writers write using the Tulu script. Vice-Chancellor of Karnataka Janapada University K. Channappa Gowda commended the work done by the academy for the development of Tulu.