Cultural extravaganza to mark World Tulu Convention to be held in Dubai
Vishwa Tulu Sammelana to be held on Nov 23 and 24
Dubai, August 31: The preparations are in full swing for the ‘Vishwa Tulu Sammelana-2018, a two-day World Tulu Cultural Convention, to be held at Al Nasr Leisureland Ice Rink & Nashwan Hall in Dubai on November 23 and 24.
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Padma Vibhushan Dr D. Veerendra Heggade will inaugurate the Convention in which, Patron of Tuluvas in Dubai Padmashree Dr BR Shetty, Bishop-elect of Mangaluru Rev. Ft. Peter Paul Saldanha, Editor of Varthabharathi, Abdussalam Puthige, Rev. Fr. Ebenezer Jathana of CSI Mangaluru, Akhila Bharata Tulu Okkuta President Dharmapal Devadiga, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy President AC Bhandary, Educationist Dr Mohan Alva, Various Poets, Scholars, Journalists, Tulu film Personalities, Dramatists of Tulu Nadu will be present.
A statement from the Convention Reception Committee said that preparations were in full swing under the leadership of its chief coordinator Sarvotham Shetty, event manager Shodhan Prasad and Core Committee members Ganesh Rai, Dev Kumar Kambli, Satish Poojary, Yogesh Prabhu, Ajmal Sayyed, M.E. Muloor, Alwyn Pinto, Afroz Assadi, Noel Almeida, Jyothika Shetty, Smitha Bhat, Suvarna Satish and Shashi Shetty.
Various sub-committees were formed to carry out all the activities and preparations. The event will be conducted with the license of Rhythm Events Dubai under the management of Sandhya Creations. It is expected that more than 4,000 audience including participants across the world will participate in the convention.
As part of the preparations, a meeting of the Cultural Committee and Convention Committee headed by Vishwanath Shetty and Prakash Rao Payyar Met respectively held at Quick Bite Restaurant on Friday to discuss the programme. Ajmal S M, Alwyn Pinto, Dev Kumar Kambli, Ganesh Rai, Shashi Shetty and Shodhan Prasad from the Core Team, other members including Vaishnavi Shetty, Raviraj Shetty, Sangeetha Shetty, Jayanth Shetty, Ashok Anchan, Girish Narain, Krishna Prasad, Nithyanand Beskoor, Vasu Bayer, Dinesh Shetty Kottinja, Kiran Shetty, Devesh Alva, Jasmitha Vivek and Usha Shetty were present.
Event manager Shodhan welcomed and briefed the developments. Vishwanath said that Tuluvas have offered a number of programmes to present voluntarily across the world including host country UAE. On Friday, the committee finalized the events to be held at the convention. Group folk dance competition exclusively for Tuluvas from Gulf countries, Tulu Nada Parbhola Natya Roopaka, Yaksha Natya Ghana Vaibhava, Talamaddale, Pili Nalike, Daivaradhane and Bhootaradhane session, comedy, limerick, poets meet, Tulu theatre, Tulu film session, NRI Tuluvas session, Tulu orchestra, Siri Tulu Nalike, Yelver Daivolu Tulu Nritya Roopaka and Telipale Stand-up comedy by various teams including Prashamsa Kaup & Umesh Mijar Team will be conducted for two days.
Tulunada specialties to include some of the sumptuous lip licking traditional food delicacies which may create eating cravenness among the visitors. Tulunada Exhibition will display some of the rare vintage artifacts in a different style.
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VHP warns of statewide stir in Karnataka against move to ease cattle transport law
Udupi (Karnataka) (PTI): The VHP on Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of a proposed amendment to the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, accusing the state government of weakening a law that has deterred illegal cattle transport.
The organisation's Go Raksha Wing, Karnataka South, has also announced district-level protests on December 8.
According to officials, the existing law mandates a bank guarantee for securing the release of vehicles seized for alleged illegal cattle transportation.
On December 4, the state Cabinet proposed an amendment enabling the release of such vehicles on an indemnity bond instead.
Addressing reporters in Udupi, VHP leader and Prantha Goraksha Pramukh Sunil K R, said the government's move amounted to "sympathy for cattle lifters" and claimed that it was part of broader actions "targeting Hindus".
He argued that the law in its current form is stringent and has played a crucial role in reducing incidents of illegal cattle transport and theft.
Under the Act, vehicles involved in offences can be surrendered and, upon conviction, permanently seized by authorities. "Diluting these provisions will embolden offenders," Sunil said.
The VHP leader warned that easing the process of vehicle release would not only encourage violators but also result in rising cruelty against cattle.
Sunil further claimed that the strict enforcement of the 2020 law had brought down cases of cattle-related offences significantly. Rolling back these provisions, he said, could reverse those gains and would lead to an increase in illegal transport.
He reiterated that the government must reconsider its decision and preserve the integrity of the existing law.
