Konkani folk artiste Gopal Gowda passes away
Mangaluru, Oct 2: Renowned Kudmi Konkani folk artiste M Gopal Gowda died here on Wednesday due to a cardiac arrest, sources said.
He was 64.
Gowda was an accomplished Kudmi folk artiste whose troupe had rendered more than 200 performances across the country.
He won several awards for his contributions for the promotion of Kudmi Konkani folk art including the 'Janapad Prashasti' award of Konkani Sahitya Akademi in 2002, 'Rajyotsava' award of the Dakshina Kannada district administration in 2014 and Mandd Sobhann Kalaakar Puraskar in 2017.
His research papers have appeared in Konkani and Kannada periodicals, research magazines and text books.
He had presented papers at several seminars and symposia and presented shows on Doordarshan.
His writings and publications presented in detail the Kudmi history, their dialects, culture, traditions and beliefs.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
