'Raise voice over Tulu in Parliament'

The need to include Tulu in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution should be raised in the Parliament, said Hampi University Kannada lecturer (retd) Prof A V Navada.

Speaking at a workshop on ‘Possibility of including Tulu in eighth schedule of the Constitution: Challenges ahead’ organised by Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, at Rani Abbakka Tulu Study Centre in B C Road, on Sunday, he said “Tulu has a script, dictionary and all the supporting materials to include in the Eighth schedule of the Constitution.

“There is a need to make indepth study on Tulu language. We need to introduce Tulu among youth, elected representatives and those who speak other languages,” he said.

Tulu Sahitya Academy President Umanath Kotian said that the workshop is an attempt to prepare a road map to emphasise the need to include Tulu in the eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Several efforts have been made since the inception of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy in 1994 to include Tulu language under the Schedule eighth of the Indian Constitution. However, all our efforts have not helped us to get fruitful results.

The workshop will discuss on documentation to be made on the history of Tulu language. Papers presented in the workshop will be compiled into a comprehensive document in Tulu, Kannada and English.

Government PU College (Hiriadka) Principal Dr Padekallu Vishnu Bhat spoke on Tulu langauage, Dhavala College, Moodbidri history department head Dr Pundikau Ganapayya Bhat on ‘Tulu in inscriptions and history,’ Kannada University (Hampi) Lecturer Dr Madhav Peraje spoke on ‘Tulu poetry,’ Canara College (Mangalore) retired lecturer Dr Ananthakrishna Bhat spoke on ‘Language and Constitution.’

Rani Abbakka Tulu Study Centre President Prof Thukaram Poojary, Academy Registrar B Chandrahas Rai and others were present.