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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Horror at Mysuru Dasara: 10-year-old balloon seller found dead; rape, murder suspected
Mysuru: A horrifying incident has shaken Mysuru during the ongoing Dasara festivities, after the body of a minor girl who sold balloons at the Dasara Exhibition was found on the exhibition grounds on Thursday morning. Police and locals suspect the child may have been raped and murdered.
The victim, believed to be around nine to ten years old, was a native of Kalaburagi. She had been living with her parents in a temporary tent at Doddakere Maidan and earned her livelihood by selling balloons to visitors at the fair.
According to police sources, the girl had accompanied her parents to the ‘Theppotsava’ at the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple on Chamundi Hills on Wednesday night. After returning, she reportedly slept beside her mother in the tent. The next morning, she was found missing.
A brief search by her family ended in tragedy when her body was discovered near a mound of mud, about 50 metres away from the tent. Police officers at the scene said the circumstances indicate the possibility of sexual assault followed by murder.
A police team, along with a dog squad and forensic experts, visited the spot and began collecting evidence.
