Navika to hold 2-day Kannada event in July

The North America Vishwa Kannada Agara (NAVIKA) will host a two-day cultural event ‘Navikotsava-2016’ here starting July 16. This biennial event will witness sessions on Kannada literature and feature cultural programmes.

Renuka Ramappa, president of NAVIKA, said on Friday artistes from 90 countries will perform at the event. She has already written to Kannada organisations abroad requesting them to send a team to perform at the event which is to be held in Ravindra Kalakshetra.

“Around 16 organisations have responded to our requests and confirmed sending a team to perform at the event. The final list will be prepared once all the organisations respond to our requests,” she said.

Over 2,000 non-resident Indian (NRI) Kannadigas are expected to participate in the event which is jointly organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture, the Kannada Development Authority and the NRI Committee.

Yuvasuchi scheme
The Yuvasuchi scheme, which aims to help and guide students from Karnataka who wish to pursue higher education in the United States of America (USA),  will be launched on the inaugural day of th event. NAVIKA has plans to help even distressed Kannadigas in the USA.