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Experts call for inclusion of local culture, language in school curricula

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Culture transcends geographical barriers, says Kayyara Kinhanna Rai

EXPRESSING HIS VIEW: Writer Kayyara Kinhanna Rai speaking at the workshop in Mangalore on Friday.

MANGALORE: Local culture should be a part of textbooks to bring children closer to society and to help them develop an interest in their culture and environment, experts at the inauguration of the workshop on "Tulu language and culture in education" have said.

The workshop was organised by the Department of Public Instruction, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Value Oriented Education (VALORED) and the Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy here on Friday. Writer Kayyara Kinhanna Rai inaugurating the two-day workshop, said it is important to keep local culture and language alive and for this teachers and students should have a better understanding of their culture. Mr. Rai said it is unfortunate that textbooks do not have lessons on local ethos and the environment.

He said language and culture transcend geographical barriers and people who want to disseminate culture and language are not bound by borders.

Director of VALORED Renny D'Souza said local culture should not be isolated from the school curricula as there is no education without culture.

Convenor of "Padi", an arm of VALORED, Reshma G. Ullal delivered a vote of thanks.

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