Newskarnataka-Moodbidri
Moodbidri : The invitation of the mega literary and cultural festival Alva’s Vishwa Nudisiri Virasat-2013 scheduled to be held at Vidyagiri from December 19 to 22 was released at the Nudisiri office here on December 5, Thursday by Charukeerthi Pandithacharyavarya Swamiji of Moodbidri Jain Mutt and Erya Lakshminarayana Alva, veteran writer.
Blessing the occasion, the Jain Mutt seer said the Vishwa Nudisiri conference would attract attention at the global level and added the event would create a revolution in the field of literature, art and culture. He was also appreciative of the stupendous efforts put in by Dr Mohan Alva in organising the event on such a large scale. The seer further hoped that the government would release a grant of at least Rs 5 crore for the event and thus join hands in the task of strengthening Kannada.
Presiding over the function, writer Erya Lakshminarayana Alva said at a time when the people are more attracted towards the Mall culture, Dr Mohan Alva was setting the trend for a new experiment in the history of Kannada. The event which will showcase the richness of the Kannada literature, art, culture and lifestyle will open up a whole new world before the gathering, he said.
Former minister Amarnath Shetty, Dr. Mohan Alva, Chairman of Alva’s Education and Cultural Foundation, Abhijith, Editor of Vishwa Nudisiri website, Chengappa, PRO of Alva’s and others were present. Dr Dhananjaya Kumble welcomed the gathering and compered the programme.