INTACH Mangaluru Chapter and Art Kanara Trust conduct Multilingual Poetry Meet

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, March 27, 2023: The Mangaluru Chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and Art Kanara Trust organised ‘Kare Barita Kabitelu’, a multilingual poetry session to coincide with World Poetry Day (March 21), on Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Kodialguthu Centre for Art and Culture, G.G. Road, Ballalbagh, Mangaluru.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The unique literary meet was held in the esteemed presence of Prof. Varadesh Hiregange, Director of the Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences, MAHE, Manipal; Nagesh Kallur, Publisher, Akrithi Ashaya Publications, Mangaluru; and Jyothi Chelairu, President, Karavali Lekhakiyara Vachakiyara Sangha, Mangaluru.

Subhas Chandra Basu, convener of the INTACH Mangaluru Chapter, welcomed the gathering and gave an introductory note. Jyoti Chelairu remembered Savitribai Phule, Akka Mahadevi, Poet Rumi and said that the maturity of experience improves the quality of poetry. She ended her talk by reciting poems in Kannada and Tulu.

Kallur Nagesh analysed poetry. "When we heat lime, it becomes colourful; similarly, life experiences fill us with richness," he said, adding that the current circumstances are empowering for poetry to flourish. Varadesh Hiregange observed that the poems written by romantic poet Wordsworth are a spontaneous outpouring of powerful emotions.

The poetry session began with the recitation of a few ghazals in Tulu and Kannada by Muhammad Baddoor. Deevith S.K. Peradi, Mahesh Nayak and Raghu Idkidu read poems in Kannada. Jayalakshmi R. Shetty, Lathish Paldane read out Tulu poems. Rajendra Kedige recited in both Kannada and Tulu. Praveen Ammembala recited poems in Tamil. Sarah Varghese read a small poetic story in English.

Nemiraj Shetty presented some micro stories in English. The students of the Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences, MAHE made an impromptu recitation of poems. The programme concluded with an interactive session with the dignitaries. Saigeetha Hegde, Head of the Department of Humanities at Nitte Deemed University, coordinated and compered the event. She also recited poems in Kannada and Tulu.

The event was organised to give expression to the poetic voices of the coastal region and encourage literary pursuits among the younger generation.