<p>The colourful four wheeler bedecked with flowers reached Malavalli town in the afternoon and returned Mandya in the evening. <br /><br />Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner Dr P C Jaffer flagged off ‘Kannada Theru’ by releasing pigeons to the sky at a function organised near Satyagraha Soudha. MLA Kalpana Siddaraju accompanied the Deputy Commissioner.<br /><br /> The ‘Kannada Theru’ was followed with the procession of 101 women carrying ‘Kumbha Kalasha’. Well known folk artists Chikkarasinakere Chikkaboraiah, Kumar, Mahesh performed ‘pooja kunitha’, Bheemanakere Jayanna presented ‘keelukudare’ and Rudresh performed ‘Veeraghase’ on the occasion. Various school students participated in the flag march.<br /><br />In his introductory address, writer Dr Arjunapuri Appajigowda said that ‘Nudi Theru’ began its journey from Mandya would culminate at world Kannada meet scheduled at Belagaum. <br /><br />The district administration has organised this ‘Nudi Theru’ to educate the people of the state about contribution of Mandya district in the field of literature, arts, culture, history and other cultural legacy at the world Kannada meet. <br /><br />District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Professor H S Muddegowda, Assistant Commissioner K Rangappa, Tahsildhar Chandrashekharaiah and others were present. Various folk songs competition, cultural programme was organised at Sir M V Stadium in Mandya.<br /><br />Chamarajanagar <br /><br />Zilla Panchayat President K Rajeshwari flagged off the ‘Kannada Nudi Theru’ from Chamarajanagar district at the function organised at Malemahadeshwara Hills. <br /><br />Speaking on the occasion,she said that world Kannada meet would be the best platform to find solutions for the problems Kannadigas are facing in the contemporary scenario. Such events help protect the language, culture, border and other areas. Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K Sundaranayak, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President A M Nagamallappa, Assistant Commissioner A B Basavaraju, Zilla Panchayat Vice-President Siddaraju, Executive Officer of Malemahadeshwara Hills Vijaya,Deputy Director of Food S E Mahadevappa, DDPI B A Rajashekhar and others were present.</p>
<p>The colourful four wheeler bedecked with flowers reached Malavalli town in the afternoon and returned Mandya in the evening. <br /><br />Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner Dr P C Jaffer flagged off ‘Kannada Theru’ by releasing pigeons to the sky at a function organised near Satyagraha Soudha. MLA Kalpana Siddaraju accompanied the Deputy Commissioner.<br /><br /> The ‘Kannada Theru’ was followed with the procession of 101 women carrying ‘Kumbha Kalasha’. Well known folk artists Chikkarasinakere Chikkaboraiah, Kumar, Mahesh performed ‘pooja kunitha’, Bheemanakere Jayanna presented ‘keelukudare’ and Rudresh performed ‘Veeraghase’ on the occasion. Various school students participated in the flag march.<br /><br />In his introductory address, writer Dr Arjunapuri Appajigowda said that ‘Nudi Theru’ began its journey from Mandya would culminate at world Kannada meet scheduled at Belagaum. <br /><br />The district administration has organised this ‘Nudi Theru’ to educate the people of the state about contribution of Mandya district in the field of literature, arts, culture, history and other cultural legacy at the world Kannada meet. <br /><br />District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Professor H S Muddegowda, Assistant Commissioner K Rangappa, Tahsildhar Chandrashekharaiah and others were present. Various folk songs competition, cultural programme was organised at Sir M V Stadium in Mandya.<br /><br />Chamarajanagar <br /><br />Zilla Panchayat President K Rajeshwari flagged off the ‘Kannada Nudi Theru’ from Chamarajanagar district at the function organised at Malemahadeshwara Hills. <br /><br />Speaking on the occasion,she said that world Kannada meet would be the best platform to find solutions for the problems Kannadigas are facing in the contemporary scenario. Such events help protect the language, culture, border and other areas. Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer K Sundaranayak, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President A M Nagamallappa, Assistant Commissioner A B Basavaraju, Zilla Panchayat Vice-President Siddaraju, Executive Officer of Malemahadeshwara Hills Vijaya,Deputy Director of Food S E Mahadevappa, DDPI B A Rajashekhar and others were present.</p>
