<p class="title">To ensure better reach for the literary works of Jnanpith awardee Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (Kuvempu), Kuppali-based Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Prathistana will create a cultural centre named after ‘The Poet of the Era’ in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The prathistana has bagged 30,000 sq ft of land from BDA in Sir M Visvesvaraya Layout on a 30-year lease for Rs 1.05 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tentatively named ‘Kuvempu Kalagrama’, will organise ‘mantra mangalya’ wedding ceremonies to popularise the humble practice in the Old Mysuru region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The mantra mangalya wedding was championed by Kuvempu himself. The practice was proposed against lavish expenditure, dowry and the many extravagant rituals of marriage, followed by people even today.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Expenses for a mantra mangalya wedding does not exceed Rs 3,000.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We will construct an auditorium with a capacity to seat 300 people, where plays and literary works of Kuvempu can be showcased. Probably in June we will start the construction of a library, an audio-visual room and a photo gallery on Kuvempu and his son, novelist Poornachandra Tejaswi, to promote Kuvempu’s vision in the modern world,” Kadidal Prakash, joint secretary of Kuvempu Prathistana, told <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>
<p class="title">To ensure better reach for the literary works of Jnanpith awardee Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (Kuvempu), Kuppali-based Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Prathistana will create a cultural centre named after ‘The Poet of the Era’ in Bengaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The prathistana has bagged 30,000 sq ft of land from BDA in Sir M Visvesvaraya Layout on a 30-year lease for Rs 1.05 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tentatively named ‘Kuvempu Kalagrama’, will organise ‘mantra mangalya’ wedding ceremonies to popularise the humble practice in the Old Mysuru region.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The mantra mangalya wedding was championed by Kuvempu himself. The practice was proposed against lavish expenditure, dowry and the many extravagant rituals of marriage, followed by people even today.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Expenses for a mantra mangalya wedding does not exceed Rs 3,000.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We will construct an auditorium with a capacity to seat 300 people, where plays and literary works of Kuvempu can be showcased. Probably in June we will start the construction of a library, an audio-visual room and a photo gallery on Kuvempu and his son, novelist Poornachandra Tejaswi, to promote Kuvempu’s vision in the modern world,” Kadidal Prakash, joint secretary of Kuvempu Prathistana, told <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>
