Madikeri, Oct 21: Senior BJP leader and legislature Appachu Rajan on Monday urged Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar to drop the lessons on Tipu Sultan from the school curriculum.
The MLA in a letter to the Minister has urged him to seek advice from subject experts in this regard and to include lessons on patriotism.
"The glorification of Tipu Sultan in history lessons should be done away with", the MLA urged in his letter.
The Post Graduate Department of English, St. Agnes College (Autonomous) organized COSMOPOETICA – a Two-Day International Poets Conference, transcending the boundaries of language and bringing together scholars from English, Hindi and Kannada languages. The key-note speaker was Dr Hima Urmila Shetty and the Panel of Experts included Maggie Harris, a Commonwealth short stories award winning poet of Broadstairs, Kent; Dr Kathryn Hummel, a visiting professor at IIT Hyderabad; Prof Raj Rao, acclaimed poet and novelist, former HOD of English, Savithribai Phule University; Lata Chouhan from Bangalore; Vijay Tiwari from Ahmedabad; Dr. Nagaveni Manchi, an acclaimed Poet and Professor, Govt College, Carstreet and Ms. Chandrakala Nandavara, former Principal of Ganapati PU College.
Dr Sr Jeswina A.C., the Principal; Dr Sr Maria Roopa A.C. the Superior and Dr Sr Vinora A.C., graced the occasion.
Dr Geralyn Pinto, the Staff Convenor; Dr Malini Hebbar, the HOD and Ananya Sneha the student Convenor organised the Conference.
The highlight of the Conference was the Poetry Workshop, Slam Poetry Competition in three languages and paper presentations on various aspects of poetry.
Overall the conference drew together poets and academicians to discuss poetry as a genre and practice with ignited minds.
Udupi, Jul 8: A 15-year-old boy belonging to Saligrama in Udupi district, who was under home quarantine with his mother, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself yesterday.
His throat swabs were sent for testing. The report received today and it showed that he did not have coronavirus.
The boy, a class ten student studying in Kota, was quarantined along with his mother at home after a person in a family, where she was working as a maid tested positive for Covid-19.
The boy is suspected to have taken the extreme step out of depression as he was not allowed to go out. The last rites were held today.
Alappuzha, Dec 19: A Hindu couple, Anju and Sharath tied the knot at Cheruvally Muslim Jamaath Committee situated in Alappuzha district of South Kerala on Sunday.
The marriage took place as per Hindu rituals.
DH had earlier reported that the Jamaath Committee will conduct the marriage ceremony considering the request of the bride's mother, who hailed from a financially weak background.
Kerala Chief Minister Mr Pinarayi Vijayan shared the picture of the marriage on his social media post citing it as yet another instance of communal harmony in Kerala.
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Tippu is tiger there is no dought in this...we all know who are marons nowdays....
Wa Appachu you understand the stupidity of ugly mind, fistupall you understand which you breadaed then you ask change Hindustan culture, rulers ruled their destiney as thy like, example, Mugals,Shivajis,Rajas all are did good ruling some times they did bad ruling, Tiger Tippu Sultan might have oppose Cross breeding that's why bulls opposess, but bullets support.
Ok replace Sher A Maysore with parem veer golvalkar.
Who did very much favor to bristish raaj.
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