Tulu does not get preference'

April 5, 2011

Mangalore, April 5: Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy president Paltady Ramakrishna Achar said parents prefer their children taking Hindi although the children were interested in learning Tulu as the third optional language in class 6.

On the other hand, some teachers told The Hindu that learning Hindi was the need of the hour.

In the competitive world, it was Hindi which would help students when they grow up and not Tulu. Hindi would help them have broader exposure and not Tulu. Mr. Achar said in many schools children opted for Sanskrit leaving Hindi.

Same teachers and parents who object to Tulu did not object to Sanskrit in place of Hindi. He said in Belthangady taluk where Vishwa Tulu Sammelana was held and Moodbidri which had emerged as a centre of cultural activities, the Department of Public Instruction had not shown interest to teach Tulu in schools. The respective Block Education Officers (BEOs) were least bothered in this regard, he alleged.

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Modi govt asks HC to direct Karnataka govt to vacate madrasa in Srirangapatna Jama Masjid

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November 14,2024

Bengaluru: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government has requested the Karnataka High Court to direct the Mandya district administration and the state government to clear a madrasa operating within the premises of the historic Jama Masjid in Srirangapatna.

The Waqf Board, opposing this move, has claimed the mosque as its property and defended the right to conduct madrasa activities there.

The matter was brought before a division bench headed by Chief Justice N V Anjaria following a public interest litigation filed by a person named Abhishek Gowda from Kabbalu village in Kanakapura taluk. The petition alleged “unauthorised madrasa activities” within the mosque.

Representing the Central government, Additional Solicitor General of India for High Court of Karnataka, K Arvind Kamath argued that the Jama Masjid was designated as a protected monument in 1951, yet unauthorised madrasa operations continue there.

He noted that concerns over potential law and order issues have so far prevented any intervention. Kamath urged the court to direct the Mandya district administration to take action and vacate the madrasa from the mosque.

In defence, lawyers for the state government and the Waqf Board contested this request, stating that the Waqf Board had been recognised as the owner of the property since 1963 and, thus, conducting madrasa activities there is lawful.

After hearing both sides, the bench adjourned the case for further arguments, scheduling the next hearing for November 20.

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