Rons Bantal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Apr 16: The inauguration of the Dakshina Kannada district chapter of the Kerala State Kannada Chutuku Sahitya Parishat, founded by Dr Vaman Rao Bekal, and the release of the book ‘Horanadinda Tuluvaru’ authored by Mumbai-based Vishwanath Dodmane, will be held on April 18 at 2:00 pm at the Yugapurusha Auditorium in Kinnigoli, according to a press release issued by Dr Vaman Rao Bekal, founder president of the Kasaragod Kannada Bhavana and Library.
Former president of Dakshina Kannada Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, will inaugurate the new district unit. The book ‘Horanadinda Kannadigaru’, also written by Vishwanath Dodmane, will be released by national award-winning teacher Jayaananda Peraaje.
The event will begin with the lighting of the lamp by Kolachappu Satyavati Bhatt. Dr Shanta Puttur will deliver the introductory address, and Dr Kolachappe Govinda Bhatt, president of the newly formed district unit, will preside over the programme.
During the ceremony, the prestigious Govinda Pai National Award 2025, instituted by the Kannada Bhavana Central Committee of Kasaragod, will be presented to Dharmadarshi Dr Harikrishna Punaruru, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, Captain Ganesh Karnik, Shripathi Bhatt Moodbidri, and Bhuvanabhirama Udupi.
The winners of the Chutuku poetry competition, held under the auspices of the Kerala State Kannada Chutuku Sahitya Parishat’s Dakshina Kannada chapter, will also be honoured. The recipients of the Dakshina Kannada District Chutuku Kavya Award 2025 are Nirmala Suratkal, Geetha N Narikombu, Dr Sumathi P, Abdul Samad Bava, and Dayavati Charantimath.
A Chutuku poetry session featuring 24 poets will also be held under the chairmanship of Kolachappu Satyavati Bhatt.