Mangalore will host the sixth Dasara Multilingual Poetry Symposium on the 15th of the month at 2:30 p.m., with the venue set inside Tulu Bhavan. The event is being organised jointly by the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, Tulu Parishat and the Mayoori Foundation.
Poets representing fourteen languages from the districts of Kasaragod, South Karnataka and Udupi are scheduled to recite their verses. The inaugural address will be delivered by Dr. Vasu Deva Belle, principal of Moolki Government Pre‑University College and noted writer. Vijay Kumar Bhandari Hebbarbailu, editor of the newspaper Puvari Tulu, will preside over the symposium as chairperson.
Chief guests include writer Dr. Zeeta Lobo and poet U.K. Khalid Ullalkar. Representatives of the Mayoori Foundation and Tulu Parishat, trustee Prabodh Kudhva Mulki and president Shubodaya Alva respectively, will also be present during the proceedings.
The lineup of poets features Sharada Shetty (Tulu), Vijayraj Puninchattaya (Shivalli Tulu), Rajendra T. Karike (Mavilan Tulu), Prof. Sanjeev Kudpaje (Arebhasa), Sharath Kumar Tulpule (Chitpavani), Ayisha U.K. (Bary), Subhash Perla (Marathi), Andrew L. D. Dikunha (Konkani), Manjunath Gundmi (Kundagannada), Deepika Udupi (Korig), Jotsakadandelu (Karad), Ravindran Padi (Malealam), Mudradi (Kannada), Mangala S. Bhat (Konkani), Vanajakshi P. Chimbrakan (Kannada) and N. Subraya Bhat (Havyaka). The academy president, Tarunath Gatti Kapikad, confirmed the participation of all listed poets.
With a blend of regional dialects and literary traditions, the symposium aims to celebrate the cultural diversity of coastal Karnataka during the festive Dasara period, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience poetry in multiple tongues within a single gathering.
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📰 Source: Vartha Bharati DK