Very few takers in Udupi for Tulu textbooks, says academy chief

Tulu Sahitya Academy's chairman Umanath Kotian talks about the reactions towards introduction of Tulu language in schools across Udupi and Mangalore districts. It seems to be a case of teaching the teachers before taking-on this task. Making the study materials more relevant and interesting would help this initiative greatly. It is however not a bad start and hopefully there will be more interest regarding embracing their mother tongue amongst the Tuluvas.

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"Tulu language had a script but since it had not been used for a long time, people had forgotten it. There were many valuable palm leaf manuscripts written in Tulu script. “Elected representatives were open to any suggestion given by the academy for the promotion of Tulu language and culture”, Mr. Bhat said."

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