Mangalore : Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the three-day ‘Vishwa Tuluvere Parba’ (global Tulu festival) here from December 12, said, B. Ramanath Rai, Minister in-charge of Dakshina Kannada and president of the organising committee of the festival, here on Monday, 27 Oct.

Addressing presspersons at Pattu Mudi Soudha in Mangalore, he said that the festival was being organised to commemorate the silver jubilee of Akhila Bharata Tulu Okkuta. It would be conducted on the premises of Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management at Adyar.

Various cultural and literary events and competitions would be conducted on two stages simultaneously. In addition various rural sports, including kabaddi and tug of war, would be conducted in the premises.

More than 20 teams were expected to participate in cultural competitions. The cultural competitions would also reflect the richness of Beary and Konkani communities. There would be separate competitions for college students to make them aware of the need to take forward Tulu and its culture to the future generation.

Karnataka Tulu Sahithya Academy president M Janaki Bhramavar, Vishwa Tuluvera Parba Finance Committee president M B Puranik, Pradeep Kalkura, A C Bhandary, Adyar Mahabal Shetty, Damodhar Nisarga, Kadri Navaneeth Shetty and others were present

A food festival having local flavour would be an added attraction at the festival. There would be an exhibition featuring different products.

The Minister said that he would appeal to all people in Tulu Nadu to consider the festival as their own and participate in large number. People could give “pundi panavu” (donate fund) to the festival. The committee was requesting each person to donate Rs. 100 each for the success of the festival.

Sponsors of events could contact the committee at its office at Mahila Okkuta Building, Urwa Stores (Phone no: 2454291) for details.

The Minister said that Tulu Koota was born in Mangalore in 1969-70. It organised Akhila Bharata Tulu Sammelana in Mulki in 1989. The first Vishwa Tulu Sammelana was conducted for three days in the town hall here in 1994. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari, Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala, presided over it. The then Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily, who attended the sammelana announced the formation of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy.