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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Bengaluru: First-time Congress MLAs with merit can be made ministers, says Moily
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Marpadi Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said that first-time Congress legislators could be considered for ministerial berths during the proposed Cabinet reshuffle if they have the requisite merit.
Moily responded to reports of over 30 first-time Congress MLAs seeking Cabinet positions by stressing the need for a Cabinet with a balance of merit among first-time, young, and senior leaders.
“We entered politics when the Chief Minister Devaraj Urs recognised us in 1972. If legislators have merit and dedication, they can be included in the Cabinet,” Deccan Herald quoted him as saying.
He said that there is nothing wrong with new MLAs aspiring for ministerial posts and that no one has the moral authority to question such aspirations. He recalled that he, too, was a newcomer in his early political days and said those with eligibility should be given ministerial posts.
“If the MLAs have merit, the Chief Minister will recognise them. In our time, we did not lobby for ministerial berths. We were recognised by the Chief Minister,” he said.
Addressing demands for a change in Chief Minister and current talk of a Cabinet reshuffle, Moily said that legislators voicing aspirations should not be seen as engaging in groupism.
He also said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to visit Karkala in Udupi district on Wednesday.
