'Start study centre of folklore varsity in C’magaluru'

Writer Go Ru Channabasappa urged the state government to take measures to start Regional Study Centre of Karnataka Folklore University in Chikkamagaluru.

Speaking at a district-level folk convention organised by Karnataka Janapada Parishat at Malalooru on Sunday, he said, “The first folklore university was set up in Haveri. District In-charge Minister
K J George should impress upon the state government to set up a regional study centre of the university in the district.”

He said, “The Folklore University should be converted into a training centre for crafts, craftsmanship and others related to folk. The government should ensure that the university develops as a top institution of the world. The chief minister should take a keen interest in the development of folklore university and provide financial aid to it.”