Mangaluru, 14 Dec 2014: Vishwa Tulu Parba – Maharashtra Committee presented unique programme Tulu Rangrangeeta of Tulunadu culture, during the second day of Vishwa Tuluvere Parba – 2014 at Sahyadri College campus, Adyar, here on Saturday December 13. Vishwa Tuluvere Parba – 2014 was organized by Akhila Bharata Tulu Okkoota® in association with Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy to commemorate its silver jubilee celebrations.

D Harshendra Kumar Heggade of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthal was the chief guest of the occasion.

Akhila Bharata Tulu Okkoota chairman Dharmapal U Devadiga, Karnatka Tulu Sahitya Academy president M Janki Brahmavar, Mangaluru south MLA J R Lobo, Karnataka Bank managing director P Jayaram Bhat, Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Limited chairman Jaya C Suvarna, Vishwa Tuluvere Parba reception Committee president Ikala Harish Shetty, Tulu Koota – Qatar president Moodambail Ravi Shetty, former state minister Krishna J Palemar, entrepreneur Raghunat Shet, Billawar Association Mumbai® president Nityanand D Kotian, Devadiga Sangh Mumbai® president Vasu S Devadiga, Mumbai BJP leader L V Amin, social activist chartered accountant I R Shetty, Moodushedde Vishwanat Shetty and others were present at the dias.

The women wing of Bunts Association Mumbai®led by president Sarala B Shetty, presented ‘Janaki’ Tulu play by playwright Bhoja Shetty and directed by Eamesh Shivapura, on Padoor Gururaj Bhat auditorium, Sahyadri College, Adyar, here on Saturday afternoon.

The members of Stree Shakti – Thane (Mumbai) presented Yakshagan ashow. Devadiga Sangh Mumbai® presented Tuluvere Isiri programme on S R Hegde stage at S U Paniyadi auditorium.

Tulu Rang Rangita, Tulu cultural extravaganza and ‘Moksha’ Tulu social play directed by Tonse Vijayakumar Shetty was staged by Tulu natives settled in Mumbai.

Mayakada Manikya, Tulu folk drama was staged by Tulu natives settled in Mumbai directed by theater artiste Narayan Shetty Nandalike.

Simantoor Chandrahas Suvarna and Sharada A Anchan from Mumbai presented the poetry.

Vishwa Tuluvers Parba – Maharashtra Committee vice presidents Vishwanat U Mada, Bhaskar Shetty Nasik and P D Shetty, cultural Committee convener Surendra Kumar Hegde, Tulu Koota Mumbai® president Jayakrishna A Shetty, M G Karkera, Srinivas Makunde Sangli, Gopal M Moily, Ramachandra Baikampady, Ultoor Mohandas Shetty wee felicitated on the same occasion.

Harshendra Kumar Heggade released ‘Ponnu Ponjov’ Tulu book authored by Indira Salian Pune, ‘Bolli Bolpu’ Tulu book authored by Dr Rajesh Alva Kasargod and supplementary of Times of Kudla.

Nitte Sasidar Shetty, Okkoota secretary and Vishwa Tuluvere Parba – Maharashtra Committee organizing secretary Rons Bantwal, advisor Dr Sunita M Shetty, convener G T Acharya, treasurer Mundkoor Surendra Salian, Karnataka Tulunada Sangha Sangli – Miraj president Divakar Shetty Sangli, Tulu Koota – Dombivali president Tonse Vijayakumar Shetty, Tulu Sangha – Baroda office bearers Sasidar B Shetty and I V Shetty, Tulu Seva Sangha – Nasik president Bhaskar S Shetty, Tulu Seva Sangha Kajupada – Mumbai president Ravi G Mendon, Tulu Koota Iroli – Mumbai president Jagdish Shetty Nadaje, Tulunada Samaj – Mumbai president Dr Raviraj Suvarna, Dr Vani Ucchilkar, Jayakar D Poojary, S K Sriyan, Chitrapu K M Kotian, Padmanabha Sasihitlu, Sujata Dharmapal, Pavan D Devadiga, Dr Poonam Sherigar, Rahul Sherigar, Bellampalli Balakrishna Shetty, K Shankar Suvarna Khar and others were present.

Hemant S Shetty of Kalajagattu theater troupe compered the cultural show. The cultural Committee convener Karnoor Mohan Rai compered the programme. Leelaksha B Karkera proposed vote of thanks.

Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge minister and Vishwa Tuluvere Parba Committee president B Ramanath Rai inaugurated the two-day sports sponsored by Bhootanateshwar Trust Mijar, here on Saturday December 13 morning.

Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim released the balloons bearing the images of Vishwa Tuluvere Parba, while MLC Ivan D’Souza relaswed the white doves to begin the sports.

Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty, ZP member Melvyn D’Souza Neermarga, Manjunat Bhandary, Divakar Naik, Dharmapal U Devadiga, Damodar Nisarga, A C Bhandarh, Kadri Navaneet Shetty, Leelaksha B Karkera, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, Ikala Harish Shetty, L V Amin, Vishwanat U Mada and others were present.

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