‘Alva’s Nudisiri’ begins on colourful note, thousands attend

Team Udayavani, Nov 17, 2018, 12:42 PM IST

Moodbidri: The three-day ‘Alva’s Nudisiri – 2018’ was inaugurated by Veteran historian and researcher, Dr Sha Shettar on Friday November 16. Mr Shettar spoke after inaugurating the event and said that the perception that Kannada language was born out of the stone inscription known as Halmidi inscription, is only half true. Even after debates over the last 850 years, it has not been possible to correctly pinpoint the origin of Kannada language, he said.  

In her presidential speech, Vice chancellor of Hampi Kannada University, Dr Mallika S Ghanti said that she felt like having been received by the parents and siblings on the return of a bride from her husband’s home, going by the grand and affectionate welcome she got here. She also thanked Dr Mohan Alva for extending this grand reception, and termed him as her elder brother.

“We have to build our creativity, social concern, religious environment, political principles, variety of languages etc to shape our future. We have to make conscious effort to relate the past history with the current goings on by making use of our willpower,” she added.

Over 70,000 people visited the venue of Alva’s Nudisiri at Vidyagiri here on Friday. About 200 cooks have been serving the people in two elaborate dining halls built here. Over 125 persons have been deployed to take care of cleanliness and hygiene. With over 36,000 registering themselves as delegates for the event, this Nudisiri has broken previous records.