Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to inaugurate Bahu Samskruthi Utsava and State Games in Mangaluru on January 17
The Hindu
Deputy Commissioner M. P. Mullai Muhilan informed that the Tulu, Beary, Konkani, Arebhashe, Kodava and Yakshagana academies, along with the Kannada and Culture Department, would be organising the Bahu Samskruthi Utsava at Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall in Mangaluru.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be in Mangaluru on January 17 to inaugurate the Bahu Samskruthi Utsava being organised by six language and cultural academies, and the Karnataka State Games 2025.
Bahu Samskruthi Utsava, that was planned for two days earlier, had to be postponed following the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. This time, the Utsava would be a one-day event comprising cultural events depicting different cultures, religions and languages.
On January 15, Deputy Commissioner M. P. Mullai Muhilan informed that the Tulu, Beary, Konkani, Arebhashe, Kodava and Yakshagana academies, along with the Kannada and Culture Department, would be organising the Bahu Samskruthi Utsava at Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall in Mangaluru. The event would be inaugurated by Mr. Siddaramaiah at 10 a.m.
On the same day, a cultural procession would be inaugurated by Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U. T. Khader at the Sharada Vidyalaya premises in Kodialbail. This cultural procession would be combined with the State Games parade, which would culminate at Mangala stadium. Sportspersons, students, sports achievers from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts would be among the participants of the combined jatha (procession), the DC said.
Upon conclusion of the cultural and the sportspersons’ processions, the Chief Minister will inaugurate the State Games at Mangala stadium at 5 p.m. The inauguration would be followed by attractive sound and light display, and a musical performance by eminent music director Guru Kiran and troupe.
The academies have planned cultural programmes from their respective domains at the Utsava in Town Hall. The Yakshagana Academy would stage the Shree Devi Bhuvaneshwari, a Kannada Yakshagana authored by Chara Pradeep Hebbar, at 4.30 pm.
The academies had planned different cultural competitions for people in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts. Prizes to the winners would be handed over at the Utsava.
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Deputy Commissioner M. P. Mullai Muhilan informed that the Tulu, Beary, Konkani, Arebhashe, Kodava and Yakshagana academies, along with the Kannada and Culture Department, would be organising the Bahu Samskruthi Utsava at Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall in Mangaluru.