Dubai :  Alva’s Vishwa Nudisiri Virasat 2013  will be held at Dubai on January 31 and at Abudhabi on February 1 with the inaugural of the UAE unit of Alva’s Nudisiri, thereby giving a splendid opportunity to even the Indians residing in the Gulf to witness the grand cultural spectacle which has already won hearts […]

Moodbidri: Alva’s  Virasat, a national level cultural festival organised by Alva’s Education Foundation, was inaugurated by D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala at Shobhavana, Mijar on January 10, Thursday. Prior to the function a colourful  procession was taken out displaying the grandiose of Indian culture and tradition. Speaking after inaugurating the mega event, Dr Heggade […]

Dubai : Alva’s Virasat and Nudisiri which are immensely popular in Dakshina Kannada district, will now be held at an international level. Alva’s Virasat and Nudisiri will be at Dubai on January, 31 and in Abu Dhabi on February 1. Informing this at a  meeting convened by Namma Tuluveru to discuss and plan the cultural […]

Moodbidri : The Jugalbandi from Grammy award recipient Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Surmani Pravin Godkhindi mesmerized the audience on day 3 ‘Alva’s Virasat’ held on January 7, Saturday. T D Pai former general manager of Canara Bank, Karnataka Bank M V Chandrasekhat Karanth, general manager and V N Manohar, deputy general manager of Karnataka […]

Moodabidri: On Sunday last, the six day cultural event at Alva’s Virasat came to an end.  Mal-kambh’ (climbing a greasy pole) by Rajasthani (Jodhpur) artistes, a Bir Khalsa dance from Punjab, a cosmic Shiva dance by Samudra group of state artistes of Kerala, (Talwar) Sword dance by Rajendra Ravat of Gujarat, and a Bhavayogi dance […]

Moodbidri : Alva’s Virasat 2011 showcased the magnificent performances by Mysore Nagaraj and Dr. Mysore Manjunath, the renowned violin players, and Ned McGoven, the contrabass flutist from America, which gave a blend of the East and the West fusion. Ned, American flutist played his silver-coated flute for the first time in India. His rendered the […]

Moodbidri : The second day of ‘Alva’s Virasat’ witnessed thigalbandi by musical maestros Padma Bhushan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan and Pandith Vijay Ghate on sarod from 6 pm to 8 pm at Shobhavana, Mijar on January 12, Wednesday. The ‘Varnali’ Odissi group under Rudraksha Foundation of Bhubaneshwar from 8.10 […]