Moodbidri: Alva’s Education Foundation, in the backdrop of Alva’s Nudisiri -2016, had organised “Vidyarthisiri”, a student literary cultural fest and movie fest “Alva’s Cinisiri” on Thursday, at Ratnakarvarni Stage, Moodbidri.
After inaugurating the programme, veteran Indian theatre actor B Jayashri lauded the contribution of Mohan Alva in preserving and fortifying Kannada culture and tradition. She said, “Alva’s Nudisiri appears to be of more grandeur than Naada Habba. Each and every individual should start loving Kannada culture and tradition and preserve it for the future generation.”
“We started loving and learning all other languages, but it made us forget our own mother tongue”, she repented and added that these kinds of literary fests foster the love for Kannada language and culture among students.
Presiding over the function SDM English Medium School, Belthangady pupil Ananya said, “Knowledge distinguishes humans from animals. That is the very reason our ancestors regarded formal education vital for the holistic growth of an individual. Even the age-old Vedas uphold the same purpose.”
“Culture is the process of carving out an aspect to include all elements of goodness. Education serves the same purpose and it wouldn’t be wrong to call the process of formal education as a culture in itself. Every individual grows up to be a collective product of his culture”, Ananya noted.
She said, “Cultural events are a key aspect in developing the mental horizons of students. Solely focusing on formal education will serve no purpose and every student aspires to be a part of cultural or sports activities in one or the other way. It would be a sin to deprive them of that interest and force them to study. These activities are as vital for the growth of students as is formal education.”
After inaugurating “Alva’s Cinisiri”, veteran film maker Nagathihalli Chandrashekar said, “We must work towards eliminating the unreasonable gap between films and literature. Films are also literature, but hardly anyone perceives it that way. Especially in the Kannada film industry, films and literature are considered to be two separate entities. There is a lot of work to be done in this direction in the Kannada industry”, he added.
“Alva’s film festival is a step serving this purpose. In all, 12 films of varied genres are being projected for 3 days and it is a wonderful opportunity for the people to realise the extent of literary dependence and creativity in films”, he said and added that one must not fail to notice the aspects for learning in the films.
Sessions of Vidyarthi-siri:
Pradhyumna Murthi from Rotary English Medium School Moodbidri enacted a story, followed by a student lecture by Poornima R Jain from SDM High School, Dharmasthala. A dance show under the title “Naave Kanasu” was presented by the students of Sadana Vasati School, Puttur. Later, Ayana V Raman from Alva’s High School engaged the stage with her talent show.
The stage was taken over by adult participants starting from a guest lecture by Dr. Janaki Sunderesh, Assistant Director of Veterinary Department in Bengaluru. It was followed by Hari Kathe by Gowardhan Giridhari from Government High School in Paivalike. Later, dance shows were presented by the students of Dr. M Ramanna Shetty Memorial English Medium High School, Thokur; Mount Carmel Central School, Mangalore and Nrithya Niketana Kodavuru.
The poetry session by students saw the participation from Manu Kashyap of Sri Durga Parameshwari PU College, Kateel as the mediator of the session; Sahana V N from Sarojini Madhusudhan Kushe Government PU College, Mangalore; Kishan Malakadu from Government High School, Udupi; Sharvani K from Mahajana Samskrutha High School, Neerchalu, and Surekha Marathe from Sri Ram PU College Kalladka as participants.
Presentation of vachanas was done by the students of Jain High School, Moodubidre.
Manuja Nehiga from Alva’s Primary School Moodbidri put up a magic show, followed by a cultural programme by the students of Sri Durga Parameshwari PU College, Kateel. A guest lecture on “Swacch Bharat-Role of Students” was delivered by Pooja K M of Nehru Memorial PU College, Sullia. Pranav Bellare from Alva’s PU College then engaged the stage with his mono-act. A team comprising Sumukh Kamath, Saurabh Yellur, Vishwuth and Ravi Kumar presented an instrumental act.
The stage was then occupied by Surabhi Sudheer Kodavuru from St. Mary’s English Medium School, Udupi with her Bharatnayam performance after which a dance by Vamshi Rathnakumar from Vishwamangala Higher Primary School followed. The sessions were concluded by a folk song by Mayur Ambekallu from Alva’s PU College, Moodubidre and Vachanas by the students of Jain High School Moodubidre.
