Apr 6, 2021
On 21 February, a poetry recitation programme was held, where 70 poets from around the country recited poems in their mother tongue. People representing sixteen indigenous groups displayed their culture and sang in a rally. The event was inaugurated by the Right Honorable Vice President of Nepal, Nanda Kishor Pun.
The second event, on 22 February, was a seminar organized on the subject of fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society. The seminar was attended by the Honorable Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, the Chair of the Language Commission, the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal, the UNESCO Representative to Nepal, the Chancellor of Nepal Academy and many other mother-tongue speakers and academicians. Papers on the importance of the mother tongue and indigenous languages, as well as their preservation and promotion, were presented in the seminar.
The newly released film,
Pogaru, has not gone down well with a section of the Brahmin community who have taken umbrage over the way the community has been depicted.
Following this, film’s director, Nanda Kishor, who held a meeting with members of the Karnataka Brahmin Development Board and Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, apologised over hurting the sentiments of the community and agreed to delete “objectionable” dialogues. As many as 14 clips in the film are claimed to be “objectionable”.
Meanwhile, Shodhan Kumar, a resident of Kanakapura Road, has filed a complaint with Talaghattapura police seeking legal action against the director and the producer. In his complaint filed on Tuesday, Mr. Kumar alleged that the film depicted the Brahmin community and priests “in bad light” and “defamed” their customs and prayers. The police said they have taken up a non-cognisable complaint.