Mangaluru: Renowned film director and litterateur Nagathihalli Chandrashekar released a documentary on Beary language and poetry at Town Hall here on Sunday December 13.

Addressing the gathering, Chandrashekar said that language is an expression of the soul and that the local culture and traditions sustain only when the local languages sustain. The influence of English on mother tongue has been showing a greater impact with passage of time and this has to be curbed, he opined. However, Chandrashekar maintained that love learning other languages was always good.

Mangaluru South MLA JR Lobo, Ex MLC Masood, Dakshina Kannada District President of Kannada Sahitya Parishad Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, Konkani Sahitya Acadamy President Roy Castelino were present among others.