Mangaluru Student pens longest Tulu poem with 2,241 words, enters World Book of Records
Mangaluru: A student of the Sahyadri College of Engineering has entered the World Book of Records, London, by writing the longest Tulu poem which he wrote on a 21-foot-long paper.
Pranesh, who is a resident of Kulashekar in the city, is a second-year student of Mechanical Engineering. He has written a poem called 'Tulunada Aisiri' which describes the Tulu language and culture in 108 stanzas of 432 lines. With the poem containing more than 2,241 Tulu words, Pranesh has used 30 pages of A4 size to write it.
The poem describes the celebration of festivals in Tulunadu, worship of deities, snake worship, religious places, folk and popular sports as well as a request for the inclusion of Tulu language in the 8th Section of the Constitution.
Pranesh, who is interested in literature, is a poet and a scriptwriter. He has indulged in his passions along with his study.
“I had sent a copy of the poem that I had written in August 2019 and January 2020 for entry into the World Book of Records. But I had to resend it in February as it had not reached them. It has been accepted and certified now,” said the student.
“The culture of Tulunadu is a land of religious centers with interesting rituals of worship. I don’t have much knowledge of such things, but I have written whatever I have seen and heard, in the poem,” Pranesh told the Vartha Bharathi.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
