Kindle Udupi, Oct 9: The district level convention of Kudubi community held at Kokkarne here on Sunday demanded the government to include Kudubi community in Schedule Tribe list. The convention also demanded grants from the state government for the promotion of traditional holi dance Kudubis.
Over 35 traditional Kudubi groups attended the convention.
Chief Guest of the programme Karkala MLA Gopal Bhandary told the Kudubis pressurize the state government to include Kudubi community in the Schedule Tribe list. “Once the state government includes Kudubis in the ST list, I will see to it, through the Union Minister M Veerappa Moily that the necessary requirements at the national level are fulfilled”.
Kundapura MLA H Srinivas Shetty inaugurated the convention of Kudubi groups. He said a separate co-operative bank for the Kudubies will help the members of the community a lot.
Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat presided over the programme.
Scholarships to 80 Kudubi students were distributed. Native doctors of Kudubi community Bella Naika, Putti Bai, Saanthu Bai, Lakumi Bai and Thamdi Bai were fhonoured. State Kudubi Association President Mijaru Rama Gowda, Babanna Naika, Santha Naika, Ravi N Helinje and others were present.
Student members of Eco Club, MGM College, Udupi, donated over 1000 Kgs of old news papers to Samriddha Special Children's Training School, at Indira Nagar, 80 Badagubettu, for training special children in making paper bags. Principal of MGM College Prof Venkatramana Gowda, Managing Trustee of Aditi Foundation Sadhana Kini, president, secretary and members of Eco Club were present on the occasion.
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