<p class="title">The two-day ‘Ullalada Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava 2019-20’ will be held at Assaigoli Central Ground in Konaje village, Mangaluru, on February 29 and March 1, Minister for Muzrai, Fisheries, Port and Inland Transport Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Utsava is jointly organised by District administration, Zilla Panchayat and Department of Kannada and Culture.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Poojary, also district in-charge minister, was speaking to mediapersons at the DC’s office in Mangaluru on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that the Utsava would begin with a cultural procession that would be flagged-off by Mangaluru MLA U T Khader at Deralakatte on February 29 at 3.30 pm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Poojary said that he would formally inaugurate the Utsava at Konaje, and Khader would preside.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Padma Shri awardees Tulasi Gowda and Harekala Hajabba will be the special invitees. Legislative Council Chairman K Prathap Chandra Shetty, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat President Meenakshi Shantigodu, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and others will be the chief guests, he added.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Abbakka award</p>.<p class="bodytext">The valedictory programme and presenting of Abbakka Prashasthi 2019-20 will be held on March 1 at Assaigoli grounds at 5 pm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Abbakka award will be presented to novelist Usha P Rai and athlete Shreema Priyadarshini. The award contains a purse of Rs 25,000 each and a citation. Cultural programmes will be held on the both days after 3.45 pm.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Seminar on Feb 27</p>.<p class="bodytext">As part of the Utsava, a seminar on the queens of Tulunadu will be held at Ravindra Kalabhavana, University<br />College premises, Hampankatta on February 27 at 10.30 am.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tumkur University History department Head Dr Kotresh will preside. Dr Pundikai Ganapaiah Bhat, Dr Dennis Fernandes and Dr Jayaram Shettigar will take part.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A multilingual poets’ meet will be held on the same day at Ravindra Kalabhavana at 2.30 pm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Poems in Kannada, Tulu, Beary, Konkani, Havyaka, Kunda Kannada and Arebhashe will be recited by various poets on the occasion. Doordarshan Kendra, Bengaluru, Programme Executive Arathi H N will preside.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Rs 30 lakh</p>.<p class="bodytext">Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said that the government had released Rs 30 lakh for Abbakka Utsava.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Various sports events were held as a part of ‘Veera Ravi Abbakka Kreedotsava’ at Assaigoli ground on Sunday.</p>
<p class="title">The two-day ‘Ullalada Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava 2019-20’ will be held at Assaigoli Central Ground in Konaje village, Mangaluru, on February 29 and March 1, Minister for Muzrai, Fisheries, Port and Inland Transport Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Utsava is jointly organised by District administration, Zilla Panchayat and Department of Kannada and Culture.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Poojary, also district in-charge minister, was speaking to mediapersons at the DC’s office in Mangaluru on Sunday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said that the Utsava would begin with a cultural procession that would be flagged-off by Mangaluru MLA U T Khader at Deralakatte on February 29 at 3.30 pm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Poojary said that he would formally inaugurate the Utsava at Konaje, and Khader would preside.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Padma Shri awardees Tulasi Gowda and Harekala Hajabba will be the special invitees. Legislative Council Chairman K Prathap Chandra Shetty, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat President Meenakshi Shantigodu, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and others will be the chief guests, he added.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Abbakka award</p>.<p class="bodytext">The valedictory programme and presenting of Abbakka Prashasthi 2019-20 will be held on March 1 at Assaigoli grounds at 5 pm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Abbakka award will be presented to novelist Usha P Rai and athlete Shreema Priyadarshini. The award contains a purse of Rs 25,000 each and a citation. Cultural programmes will be held on the both days after 3.45 pm.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Seminar on Feb 27</p>.<p class="bodytext">As part of the Utsava, a seminar on the queens of Tulunadu will be held at Ravindra Kalabhavana, University<br />College premises, Hampankatta on February 27 at 10.30 am.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tumkur University History department Head Dr Kotresh will preside. Dr Pundikai Ganapaiah Bhat, Dr Dennis Fernandes and Dr Jayaram Shettigar will take part.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A multilingual poets’ meet will be held on the same day at Ravindra Kalabhavana at 2.30 pm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Poems in Kannada, Tulu, Beary, Konkani, Havyaka, Kunda Kannada and Arebhashe will be recited by various poets on the occasion. Doordarshan Kendra, Bengaluru, Programme Executive Arathi H N will preside.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Rs 30 lakh</p>.<p class="bodytext">Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said that the government had released Rs 30 lakh for Abbakka Utsava.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Various sports events were held as a part of ‘Veera Ravi Abbakka Kreedotsava’ at Assaigoli ground on Sunday.</p>