Umar Teekay to deliver talk on Beary language and literature at BIC Literary Fest on Sunday
Bengaluru: Umar Teekay, Chairman of Teekays Group and one of the founders of the Beary revival movement, will deliver a talk on Beary Poetry and Literature at the four days Poetry Festival organized by Bangalore International Centre (BIC) on Sunday, 26th July at 12 pm.
In the Program titled 'Melthiri (Candle)', Umar Teekay will speak about the Beary literature and poetry as also about Bearys’ genesis, history, language, culture, spread, recent revival attempts for the language and culture and its socio-cultural impact.
Curated by Prateeti Punja Ballal and Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed the four-day event will have 14 sessions on International and regional poetry. In the regional segment, four sessions on Konkani, Tulu, Beary, and Kodava languages will be held reflecting the linguistic diversity of Karnataka on 26th July, from 11 am to 12.30 pm.
Damodar Mauzo, Prof Vivek rai, Boverianda Nanjamma, and Chinnappa will speak on Konkani, Tulu and Kodava languages respectively. Prof. Rajendra Chenni and Pratibha Nandakumar will speak on Kannada language and literature on 25th July at 11.30 am.
BIC is organizing this fest as part of a larger international literature and cultural fest, Glass House Festival held by Art Mantram. The program will be broadcasted live and can be viewed on the YouTube channel of Bangalore International Centre. (https://www.youtube.com/c/BangaloreInternationalCentre)
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Shivamogga tense after boy murdered outside school
Shivamogga (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was murdered outside a government school in Sulaebailu here, sparking tension in the area, police said on Tuesday.
Following the incident, a large police force was deployed in the city.
The incident occurred after Sanketh (16), an SSLC student of the Government High School at Uragadooru, attended a special class ahead of examinations.
Superintendent of Police Nikhil B told reporters that Sanketh intervened in an argument involving a group of boys outside his school.
“Some friends who were known to him — they had earlier studied in the same school — were involved. They are also minors. They hit him with their hands. Immediately after being struck, he collapsed. After he fell, by the time he was taken to the hospital, we came to know that he had died,”
"... he was struck near the chest. Due to that blow, he collapsed on the spot,” the SP said.
Two minors have been taken into custody in this connection.
“We are also gathering information about others involved in the incident. Whoever is found to be involved, we will initiate legal action against them as well,” the official added.
On the possible motive, the SP said the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.
“We do not have complete information about that. Once we conduct a detailed inquiry, we will know. Some people are saying it may have been over a trivial matter. However, we cannot confirm that at this stage,” he said.
The incident took on a communal undertone, prompting authorities to deploy heavy police reinforcements across the city to maintain order and prevent escalation.
BJP MLA from Shivamogga, S N Channabasappa, also visited the hospital.
