Newskarnataka – Delhi
Delhi: The Delhi Tulu Siri, an organization of Delhi Tuluvas organized a get together of all Tuluvas in and around New Delhi on a pleasant summer Sunday the April 27 at the picturesque Nehru Park.
Over 200 people from different walks of life congregated to celebrate the just begun New Year festival of Bisu Parba. The youths hailing from different parts of Tulu Nadu spread in coastal Karnataka, who are now living in New Delhi organized various games as the fun and fervor extended till evening with the participation of these energetic people.
The Mangalorean recipe for the lunch not only surprised the unassuming participants but also made them to enjoy many varieties including the Kori Ajaydina, a type of dry chicken item and mango Rasayana.
During the event, Vasanth Shetty Bellare, Member, Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy and President of Delhi Karnataka Sangha emphasized on providing recognition to Tulu in Karnataka as well as inclusion of the language in the eighth schedule of Indian constitution.
A conference of Tuluvas should be organized in Bangalore to convince the members of legislative assembly for considering Tulu as a recognized language in Karnataka. In this regard, all Tulu organizations must work and get involved, he said.
Purushothama Bilimale, renowned scholar lamented that the world conference organized during last February has not yielded much in inclusion of Tulu in the eighth schedule of Indian constitution, however efforts are been made by the Delhi Tuluvas.
Alok Rai, General Secretary of Delhi Tulu Siri assured the participants that the organization in Delhi, will, among other organizations take the lead in working for inclusion of Tulu language.
He expressed gratitude to all participants who turned up in large numbers and enjoyed the event marked with lot of fun as well as stimulating discussion.