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Tulu Bhavan to be ready soon: Umashri

Last Updated 06 February 2015, 17:22 IST

Kannada and Culture Minister Umashri said that the Tulu Bhavan, which is under construction in Dakshina Kannada district, will be completed at the earliest.

Umashri was replying to a question by Ivan D'Souza, (Congress) in the Legislative Council, regarding the steps taken to promote Tulu language and when the Tulu Bhavan would be completed?

In a written reply, she said that State government till date had released a sum of Rs 3 crore of the assured sum of Rs 4.8 crore for the bhavan. The construction work is entrusted to Public Works Department and is in full swing, the minister added.

Umashri said the government in order to promote the language had established Tulu Sahitya Academy in Bengaluru and had released Rs 60 lakh as grant for its activities.

A museum, set up as part of Sri Manjunatheshwara Tulu Peeta, exhibits the rich culture, history and Tulu tradition, while the 'Peeta' itself  will focus on research on Tuluva castes and tribes.

The minister also said that Mangalore University, to promote the language, would start distance education in Tulu certificate and diploma courses from the year 2015-16.

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(Published 06 February 2015, 17:22 IST)

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