'M'luru Lit Fest 2023' will elevate language, culture of nation: Mythic Society honorary secretary
Mangaluru: The ‘Mangaluru Lit Fest 2023’ got off to a grand start on Saturday at TMA Pai International Convention Centre, Mangaluru, with honorary secretary of Mythic Society V. Nagaraj inaugurating the program by lighting a lamp.
V. Nagaraj said that Saturday being Shivratri, the festival of Shiva, who is called as Dakshina Murthy and is the lord of religion, culture and education, it was special that the program was being held on such an auspicious day.
“The language, art and culture of our great nation will be elevated through the literary festival. Literature reflects age and culture of the nation. The past decades were filled with ideas that were not ours, but times have changed. It is a matter of pride that our Indian culture has continuously grown over the past five thousand years. Other civilizations of the world have fallen due to attack and reliance on other religions. But only in India, the light of ‘sanatana’ has flowed for 5,000 years,” he said.
Nitte Vice-chancellor Dr. N Vinay Hegde, who presided over the program, said that Mangaluru is a city leading in the country in various fields, including education, health, commerce and employment. “This literary festival organized by Bharat Foundation is a guide. Mangaluru region is a religiously, culturally and educationally elevated place. Even before Independence, Mangaluru region had a special place,” he added.
He also wished that the program would become a model for the world.
Tukaram Pujari, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award, recalled his path of achievement and praised him. He said, “Although our ancestors did not have knowledge of letters, their knowledge of nature and culture was good. It is from them that our culture has flowed till now. We have to owe it to them.”
R. Jagannathan, Editorial Board Director of Swarajya magazine, who participated as a guest in the program, said that the thought of India is the thought of religion. He referred to the Sanskrit phrase, “Sukhasya Moolam Dharma, Dharmasya Moolam Artha, Arthasya Moolam Rajya,'' as mentioned in the Chanakya Sutra, which is the basic religion for the country to be prosperous. He also said that good economic policy will elevate the country to a higher position.
“Present day India is progressing on the same path. The country will become prosperous through self-reliance, poverty is disappearing from the country,” he said, adding that the ‘Amritkala’ of next 25 years will elevate the country to the highest position.
Before the start of the program, a procession of books in a palanquin was held up to the program venue. Senior folk artiste Bhavani Amma Pergade flagged off the program by singing ‘Paddan Gita’.
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Metro services begin in Bhopal; excited residents flock to take rides, selfies
Bhopal (PTI): On the first day of the commercial run of the Metro services in Bhopal on Sunday, hundreds of residents enthusiastically took rides, expressing confidence that it will save time and provide relief from traffic jams.
An official said that the Metro’s first service began at 9 am from the AIIMS station, and by 6 pm, 5,731 people had travelled on the new mass-transit corridor.
He said that people, along with their family members, had been lining up for tickets since early morning. Several users were seen taking selfies and photos inside the Metro rakes and at stations.
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Earlier on Saturday, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Metro service by flagging off a train from Subhash Nagar station on a 7.5-kilometre stretch, called the “Priority Corridor”.
With this, Bhopal became the 26th city in the country and the second city in Madhya Pradesh, after Indore, to have the Metro service.
Rao Singh, who took a Metro ride, told PTI Videos that besides saving time and money, the new mode of transport will provide relief from traffic jams and pollution.
Another passenger, who identified himself as Chetan, said he was happy that Bhopal is now on the “Metro list”.
Office-goers will benefit a lot due to the Metro service, said a young man named Akshay.
While the estimated cost of the 30.8-km-long Bhopal Metro project is Rs 10,033 crore, a sum of Rs 2,225 crore was spent on the ‘Priority Corridor’, according to officials.
