Mangaluru : As a part of Alvas Nudi Siri a student literature and culture conference Alvas Vidyarthi siri and Alvas Krishi Siri will be held on November 30. Former prime minister H D Devegowda to inaugurate Alva’s Krishi Siri 2017 at the agricultural fields of Mundudeguttu Rammohan Rai. Prominent film actor Mandya Ramesh to inaugurate Alvas Vidyarthi siri at Rathnakaravarni Platform at Vidyagiri said Dr Mohan Alva, Chairman of the Alvas Foundation.

Speaking in a press conference on November 25, Saturday Dr Mohan Alva, said that, the 14th edition of Alva’s Nudisiri-2017 a Kannada literary festival will be held from December 1 to 3 at the Sundari Anand Alva Campus, Vidyagiri in Moodbidri Eminent Kannada writer Dr C N Ramachandran will inaugurate the Nudisiri while the event will be chaired by renowned film director and actor Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar. The cultural procession to be organised prior to the inaugural will be flagged off by Fr F X Gomes, Parish Priest of Mulki Church while Dr N Vinay Hegde, Chancellor of Nitte University will hoist the Nudisiri flag.

The cultural procession will be start at 8.30 am and ends at 9.25 am. The inauguration of the conference will be held at 9.30 am on December 1st.

Over 2000 photographers will take part in the Photography exhibition Chayachitrasiri, he said adding various other events including Galipata Siri, Udyoga Siri, Alva’s Rangasiri, Chukki Chitrasiri. Cine Siri. Vyangya Chitra Siri,Yaksha Siri, Goodu Deepa Siri and Vijnanasiri will be held.

The ’Nanna Kathe Nimma Jothe’ programme will feature former Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde, Capt Naveen Nagappa and Kasargod Chinna who will share experiences in their respective fields.

Nudisiri Awards to 15 achievers : A total of 15 achievers will be conferred the Alva’s Nudisiri Awards at the valedictory function. The winners this year are Bishop Henry D’Souza, H S Doreswamy, Nadoja Dr N Santhosh Hegde, Dr Tejaswi Kattimani, Dr Siddalinga Pattanashetty, Dr Vijaya Dabbe, Prof K B Siddayya, Prof G H Hanneradumath, Prof B Surendra Rao, Dr M Prabhakar Joshi, Padmashree Girish Bharadwaj, Padmaraj Dandavati, Ratnamala Prakash, Dr Thonse Vijaykumar Shetty and Rathashilpi Lakshminarayan Acharya.

Koti Prasad Alva, Sampath Somayaji, Yajna Mangaluru, Prakash Karekera and others were present during the press meet.