Savanur, October 8: The age old culture and professions of 'Taulava' land seemed revived right atop the hill at the premises of Vidyarashmi Education Trust, where the All India Tulu Convention was held on Friday.
The venue designed to perfection, seemed like a time machine which took the participants to an era when farming, knitting baskets, making coir artifacts, pottery was the main occupation of the people here.
From this world recreated for some days, the dignitaries were brought to the venue along with 'Keelu Kudure,' 'Yakshagana,' 'Kathakali,' 'Garudi Gombe' and various other representations of folk art forms.
Speaking on the occasion, litterateur and Wurzburg Universtiy visiting professor B A Vivek Rai said, Tulu should be accepted as an administrative language at the local level. “If Tulu was accepted by administration at Gram Panchayat, Taluk Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat level, it would help many people who could not speak Kannada, and therefore could not communicate their problems to officials”, he said.
Vidyarashmi Group of Institutions President Savanur Seetharam Rai said that he had planned to have first Tulu sammelana in Savanur but it got delayed due to the Tulu Sammelana which was hosted in Ujire.
Karnataka Tulu Sahithya Academy President Palthadi Ramakrishna Achar said that the love for Tulu language had increased among Tuluvas after the Ujire Tulu Sammelan which was held in 2009.
“Tulu has now entered the portals of schools. It is being taught as third language in 6th standard and about 24,000 children in the district are learning Tulu in schools. When questions are being raised over the standard of teachers imparting Tulu lessons, Mangalore University has timely agreed to start Diploma and PG Diploma courses,” he said.
Inaugurating the programme, Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade said that Tuluvas need to interrogate themselves.
“Our culture and language is distinct. Our culture is rich and we believe in accepting people. If at all Tulu language is included in the 8th scheduled of the Constitution, then it will add to the glory of our language,” said Dr Heggade adding that even celebrities like Sachin Tendulkar have belief in the pious land of Tulunadu. “It is the divine feeling that had brought Tendulkar to bow down before Kukke Subramanya when his professional innings were dipping. After a prayer there at the pious land, he hit another 12 centuries and made a come back,” said Dr Heggade.
Minister for Power Shobha Karandalaje who presented her speech in Tulu said that every Tuluva should make their children learn Tulu in schools.
“There is a feeling among people that talking Tulu can be embarrassing. This is a wrong notion. We have to try and speak Tulu in our day to day life,” said Karandalaje.
Mangalore University Registrar K Chinnappa Gowda, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel among others were present.
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