Moodabidri is an important place of Tulunadu

Moodabidri is one of the unique places of Tulunadu called ‘Temple Town’. It attracts a lot of tourists from all over the world. There are number of significant spots that one cannot afford to miss in Moodabidri. Jain temples, thousand pillars of Tribhuvana Tilaka Chudamani Basadi, variety of bamboos and medicinal plants, 16^th century Portuguese built church and so on.

Coconut, a cash crop that beautifies Tulunadu

        The Coastal Karnataka is known for cash crops such as coconut, paddy, wheat, etc. But of all one can see the coconut trees have spread all over the region which adds real beauty to the whole of Tulunadu. What makes Tulunadu so rich and unique from other regions is that the wealth of cash crop among all other agricultural wealth. Coconut trees have earned a special place in the hearts of the people of Tulunadu for various reasons.
        Whatever other cash crops may yield yet coconut trees occupy a huge area of land which makes a big difference in Tulunadu. Whether it is hills or valley coconut trees are grown everywhere. Coconuts are used for cooking, oil, drinking tender coconut water which gives people a medicinal effect. Everyone uses coconut almost everyday for various reasons. Whatever other cash crops may yield yet coconut trees occupy a huge area which makes big difference in Tulunadu.

Ulidavaru Kandante captures the moments of Tulunadu

       A film that has a local flavor has stolen the hearts of many in the coastal Karnataka. Ulidavaru Kandante (as seen by the rest) is a gift to the people of Tulunadu who cherish seeing their cultural dances, songs and language on the big screen.  Mr. Rakshit Shetty, a director from Udupi, has personalized the story in such a way that he has very well depicted the local culture, language, way of living, etc. The film brings Malpe, the fishery coast to the screen to talk to the people in a realistic way. The director also adds the element of religiosity by placing Bhootha’s name.

     He is fondly remembered by the people of South Canara for not only honoring Tulu culture by bringing on the bigger screen but also for capturing the emotions of Tuluvas all over the nation.  

The four star rating film is one of the very few films in Kannada which has explored the various aspect of rustic life of the people of Tulunadu. The film explored the moments of mythology so that the Director is able to bring the characters to a relevant context. By the nature of the plot of Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon Mr. Rakshit has presented the story in an appealing way.

   The specialty of the film is that the Director seemed to have lived and relived thousands of films in order to bring what he dreamt of as a small boy. The tiger dance, yakshagana are few of the fascinating dances which brought a lot excitements among people as they are dear to them.

Mogaveeras’s life in the Coastal Karnataka

         Mogaveeras have spread all over  coastal Karnataka. Their language is determined by the type of coastal area. There are some who speak Tulu and others Kannada and Konkani. In Udupi they are known as 'Marakalas' and 'Bovis' in Ullal. The people of   The fishery folk of Coastal Karnataka are quite popularly known as 'native fishing community', everywhere.   The profession of fishing has made a revolution in the Coastal districts  because it has becoming a booming business of Karnataka. The Tulu speaking fishery folks are from Brahmavara, the Southern part of Karavali have made Tulunadu a unique place.

Tulunadu is an acclaimed word for many reasons

            Tulunadu is a fascinating name for people because they have made a name in the national as well as international level. Though they are unable to carve out Tulunadu from the entire country of India yet part of the nation or world they have carved out by creating niche for themselves. There are black spots but they are invisible for they have gone ahead.
                                                          

        In Karnataka the people of Tulunadu are quite passionate about their culture, language, and life on the whole. As a result they are able to keep their tradition still alive and relevant. For example, traditional games of Kambala, huli-dana, Cock fight and dance such as yakshagana and folk dances Dudi kunita, Aati kalenja Karangolu, Sonada jogi, Maadira, Pili-panji kunita and the number of academy Karnataka Tulunad Sangh, Karnataka Tulu Academy and so on making a big impact in the city.

       Therefore there are examples in local and regional level. But to go beyond national level there are stars like Aiswarya Rai, Shipa Shetty, the goddesses of Bollywood and Hollywood acclaimed at the international level. They have brought name and fame to our country by participating in the miss world contest. They have taken the name of our country to a great height in their own way. This is a most significant contribution of Tulunadu. We cannot forget the black spots like Ravi Poojari, Muthappa Rai, Sadhu Shetty and Yarsin Bhatkal who have taken the name of Tulunadu to underworld. But what all need to be reminded is that do more good and the bad will pass away. Tulunadu will live forever.

(K'taka Tulunad Sangh Sangli, Miraj celebrates 25 yrs)

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Passion for the language and culture creates a thirst for an identity

         Whether we believe it or not, ‘Tulunadu’ is uniquely a separate place or a state at least in the hearts of Tuluvas.  They are not only proud of their language and culture but also they have a dream of making Tulunadu a separate state like the new born Telengana state. As we have seen the report of some local media which quote the words of Kannada Harikrishna Punaroor, a former Sahitya Parishat’s president, “Time opportune to carve out a separate Tulu state,” we can infer that there are some forces working behind making Tulunadu a separate state but it was not pushed it very hard.

         The geographical line perhaps shows that there is a possibility of dividing it but it is not put into practice. The reasons could be that people are happy and content without dividing the state but what they want is ‘an identity’, which is a natural expectation and genuine feelings of everyone. 

Times of Kudla-a weekly paper can make all the difference!

                               

                         

        A most fascinating word which is felt and loved by the people of Mangalore is ‘Kudla’. For most Mangaloreans the word in an emotive way describes their hometown. It has a sentimental value to every person born in Mangalore. The word cannot be separated from their culture.  To respond to such feelings a weekly newspaper, “Times of Kudla” has emerged in the city.

     What is so special about the newspaper? It comes as a gift to the people of Tulunadu and the Mangaloreans to keep in touch with the ancient Tulu culture, tradition, religiosity of the people and their opinion, life-style, etc. This is one of the media which is giving a focused orientation to people and explores various ways to educate and expand the knowledge of the people. It is published once in a week on Friday, yet it covers a wider range of topics revolving around the significance of the culture and the unity in diversity of the all the people living in Mangalore.

       The weekly newspaper highlights the areas of devotion-‘Daiva nade’ or ‘Bhootha’s presence among people’, Tulunadu recipes (how to cook), feature stories about ancient people, monumental things of Tulunadu, radio gudda, games of Tulunadu- Kambla, cock fight, Pili Vesha, health issues, literature related events and writing. Above all, the newspaper also educates the people who want to learn Devanagri script. In short ‘Times of kudla’ can be considered as a beacon to inform its readers about Tulunadu. 
                                                                  

Please don't forget to read "Times of Kudla" the weekly newspaper which takes you around the world of Tulunadu.