Alva’s Nudisiri- 2016 earmarked Kannada festivity at its best
Moodbidri: People couldn’t believe their eyes, they thought they were in a dream world, where everything happens by their wish and will. What we call heaven, was created in Vidyagiri. The entire campus was decorated with diversified cultural showpieces. The cavalcade was literally spellbound and made them lose themselves for a couple of minutes. The entire cultural diversity of the state and nation was exhibited in procession. The grand inaugural of the Alva’s Nudisiri 2016 was witnessed by an audience of over 40000 at the Rathnakaravarni stage at Vidyagiri, Moodbidri.
Sanskrit Scholar and President of Alva’s Nudisiri- 2016, Dr BN Sumithra Bai said, “Tomorrow is an unreal concept. People have created it because they find the contemporary conditions uncomfortable and the hope better for the next day. In reality, tomorrows are an amalgamation of today and yesterday. Both the past and the future consist each other within.”
Delivering the presidential address, she said, “It may be a political system, literature, art or culture, there is a serious shortage of people who discuss and promote culture in an unbiased manner. Commoners must be aware of people who propagate culture with an inclination towards self-benefit, for they are making no contribution towards promoting cultures or building better tomorrows. Only when all the aspects of a society are open minded and unbiased, there is scope for art and culture to take unmatched forms and contribute towards development.”
Commenting on media, Dr Bai said, “Mass media, while expected to play the role of ambassadors towards building a better tomorrow, are not living up to their expected standards. While the electronic media are easily capturing people’s minds, even the print media are trying to keep up the wrong way. This is not a right trend if we intend to build a better tomorrow for the state, this should be first changed”, she added. She continued stating that women writers are the pioneers of women’s empowerment movements, and women’s literature deserves more emphasized recognition.
Inaugurating Alva’s Nudisiri 2016, litterateur Dr Jayanth Gowreesh Kaykini said “Art and culture are those aspects of society, which can unite people transcending all boundaries. Society and culture have grown hand in hand, and every little form of art is a key for progress. That can be justified by the fact that cultures are a mixture of a number of things, and variety flourishes while homogeneity extinct”, he added. He critically said religion and culture are not the concern of filled appetites. Culture shouldn’t be treated like a museum, which turns useless and dusty; instead, we treat it as a garden, where every cold breeze makes it feel better each day.
Dr B N Sumithra Bai and Dr Jayanth Kaikini were felicitated during the programme. A number of literary works including stamps and postal envelopes from the postal department of India concerning cultural aspects were released. Musical presentations increased the grandeur of the show. Chairman of Alva’s Education Foundation Chairman Dr M Mohan Alva, Kannada Sahithya Parishad President Manu Baligar, Ex-minister Amarnath Shetty, MLC Capt Ganesh Karnik were present among others.
Alva’s Nudisiri – 2016 Inaugurated at Vidyagiri
Moodbidri: The 13th edition of Alva’s Nudisiri-2016, the annual Kannada literary convention organised by the Alva’s Education Foundation, was inaugurated at the Sundari Anand Alva campus, Vidyagiri, Moodbidri, here on November 18.
Prior to the inauguration, a grand procession depicting the rich and vivid culture of Karnataka was held from the entrance of Alva’s campus to the venue. More than 1500 artistes took part in the procession with as many 52 different troupes.
The programme began with the state anthem, followed by the Raitha geethe. Dr Mohan Alva welcomed the gathering.
Eminent Kannada writer, Jayanth Gowreesh Kaikini, inaugurated the three-day meet under the theme of ‘Karnataka: Nalegala Nirmana’, by lighting the traditional lamp followed by pouring milk into a wooden rice pot along with other dignitaries on the dais.
Various troupes from Karkala (Pootani), Mandya, Punjalkatte, Moodbidri, Guttigar, Chamanagar, Mangaluru, Chitradurga, Mysuru, Mandya, Honnavar, Haveri, Kalladka, Kerala, Kundapur, Srilankan artistes from Alva’s college, Lambanis from Bijapur, Udupi, Ballari, Dharwad, Beltangady, Honnavar, and Haveri.