Delhi Tulu Siri - an event to showcase the proud Tulu culture at Delhi Kannada School Premises, 3 Lodhi Road > 9am-7pm on 24th February 2013

Time : 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Entry : Free

Place : Delhi Kannada School Premises, 3 Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110003
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Violet Line)' &  'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)'

Event Description : "Delhi Tulu Siri" an event to showcase the proud Tulu culture in the national capital as well as to impress upon the people to provide due recognition to Tulu language in the Indian Constitution.

Programs : 

Inaugural Ceremony
Special Lecture
Light Music by Shashidhar Kote
Chitra Lahiri - Programme by Film CelebritiesTulunada Vaibhava - Dance Drama Yakshagana

Background : 

The curtain raiser of the event was held on December 24th 2012 with Oscar Fernandes, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) hosting breakfast with Tulunadu food to the Union Ministers and Members of Parliament from Karnataka.

Addressing the parliamentarians, Oscar Fernandes urged them to impress upon to provide due recognition to Tulu language in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution.

The Tulu language and culture are unique; the traditions and celebrations are based on scientific thinking. The output of Tulu oral tradition is really stunning and the PaDdanas (folk narratives) found in Tulunadu - comprising the southern coastland of Karnataka and northern part of Kerala - could be ranked among the best folk epics of the world, he added.

Tulu belonging to the Dravidian family of languages and Tulu is currently spoken by three to five million native speakers in the world.

"Tulu has a history of more than 2000 years. Using the techniques of Lexicon-Statistics, scholars concluded that this language developed as an independent language since 8th Century BC. Highly stylized classical literature also developed in Tulu language," Purushothama Bilimale, an eminent folk scholar, said.

I. Ramamohan Rao, former Principal Information Officer and Media Advisor to the Prime Minister of India who is the Chairman of Executive Committee of Delhi Tulu Siri said: "Structured efforts have been made by social activists, linguists, litterateurs, educationists as well as political leaders both outside and inside the Parliament of India to include Tulu, one of the most vibrant and beautiful languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution."

"However, Tulu could not be gain benefit of being included in the Schedule. Inclusion of Tulu language in the Eighth Schedule is a long pending demand of Tulvas," he added.

An Executive Committee under the leadership of I. Ramamohan Rao has been formed to provide direction and guidance.

M. Veerappa Moily , Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Oscar Fernandes, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha, Mangalore Constituency), Jayaprakash Hegde, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha, Udupi Constituency), Sadananda Gowda, former Chief Minister of Karnataka were also present at the event and expressed their support by being in the forefront in organizing the event in a befitting manner.

Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy is also associated with the event.

The opening of the "Delhi Tulu Siri" Association at New Delhi, named after Great Tulu culture of Tulu Nadu is an extremely important and significant event in the life of the entire community. 

Tuluvas from Tulunadu and across the globe are being invited to participate in this mega cultural and social function.

All Tuluva's are request to attend, support and contribute for our own community cause.