Mangalore : “Abbakka Sankathana” , a 2-day seminar on Ullala Rani Abakka will be jointly organized as part of the Abbakka Utsava by the Ullala Veera Rani Abbakka Utsav Samithi and the Kannada and Culture Department at the Ravindra Kalabhavan of University College, Mangalore from March 12.
Speaking on the occasion, U. T. Khader, the honorary president of the samithi, said that the samithi is organizing this seminar in order to prepare a documentary on the life and achievements of the Abbakka.
Prof T. C. Shivashankar Murthy, the vice chancellor of Mangalore University, will inaugurate this seminar. Dr. Mukunda Prabhu, the historian, will preside over the event. Dr. K. N. Vijaya Prakash, the commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC), and Dr. Gayathri Navada, the syndicate member of Hampi University, will be the chief guests of the event.
Dr. Udaya Barkoor, Dr. Meenakshi, Dr. Mohana Krishna, Prof. A. V. Navada, Prof. Thukaram Poojary, Dr. Shaila, Ganapaiah Bhat, Dr. Kamalaksha, Dr. Lokesh, and others will present papers at the seminar.
Prof. A. V. Navada, Dinaker Ullal, Bhasker Rai Kukkuvalli, K. Jayaram Shetty, Hyder Parthippady, Sadananda Bangera, and others were also present.