Mangaluru: Alva’s Nudisiri 2016, a Kannada literary and cultural meet organized by the Alva’s Education Foundation, will be held at Ratnakaravarni Vedike and Pundalika Halambi Sabhangana, at Vidyagiri in Moodabidri from November 18 to 20.
Going to be held on the theme ‘Karnataka-Nalegala Nirmana’, the event will be presided over by renowned litterateur B N Sumithra Bai while, noted lyricist Jayantha Kaikini will inaugurate the literary meet. Alva’s Education Foundation chairman M Mohan Alva will deliver the keynote address. Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Manu Baligar, Karnataka Folklore University vice-chancellor K Chinnappa Gowda, former ministers K Abhaychandra Jain, K Amarnath Shetty and MLC Ganesh Karnik will be the guests.
Alva’s Nudisiri Award will be given away on November 20 to Giraddi Govindaraja, Subraya Chokkadi, Chinnanna Valeekara (literature), K R Sandhya Reddy (research), G N Ranganatha Rao (media), K V Akshara (theatre), Harini (cinema), Srinivasa G Kappanna (organization), Sheenappa Rai Sampaje, Jabbar Samo (yakshagana), H R Leelavathi (light music), Chandrashekhara Chowta (agriculture) and G Jnanananda (sculpture).
