Udupi: Pictorial Journey of Udupi-Manipal set for release on Jan 14
- Media Release
Udupi, 13 Jan 2016: A book titled ‘Pictorial Journey to Udupi-Manipal,’ which covers the religious, traditional , folklore, Heritage, Cuisines and lifestyle of people in Udupi district in pictures, will be released here on Thursday January 14.
The book has 198 pictures captured by Astro Mohan, senior photojournalist working with the Kannada Daily - Udayavani. Each picture is accompanied by a summary. The book has been divided into 11 chapters and this time a short Kannada captions are also incorporated, stated the media release.
The book will have 30 centimeters X 28 centimeters size pictures. The book is aimed at both the tourists as well as the residents of the district. Art critic A Ishwarayya has written a foreword to the book, while Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Padmavihooshana D Veerendra Heggade and managing editor of Taranga – Kannada monthly magazine Sandhya Pai have written their views.
Swami Vishwesha of Pejavar mutt will grace the occasion.
Manipal Group managing director T Gautam Pai and Udupi district SP K Annamalai will be the chief guest. Manipal University pro-chancellor Dr H S Ballal will handover the first copy.
Udupi MLA Pramod Madwaraj will preside the programme.
The state urban and Udupi district-in-charge minister Vinay Kumar Sorake will felicilitate the sponsors.
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Lee Perry, USA | Tue, January-19-2016, 5:28 |
I lived for one year in Manipal during 1970 and would love to buy a copy of this book. manipal and Udipi were very special. Thank you! |