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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