Tulu is a Dravidian language whose speakers are concentrated in Dakshina Kannada and in the southern part of Udupi of Karnataka in south-western India and also in the northern parts of the Kasaragod district of Kerala. The native speakers of Tulu are referred to as Tuluva or Tulu people and the geographical area is unofficially called Tulu Nadu.
Kasaragod is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala,India. Established in 1966,Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and is also known as Saptha Bhasha Sangama Bhoomi.
Kanara or Canara,also known as Karavali is the historically significant stretch of land situated by the southwestern coast of India,alongside the Arabian Sea in the present-day Indian state of Karnataka. The subregion comprises three civil districts,namely:Uttara Kannada,Udupi,and Dakshina Kannada. Kassergode was included prior to the States Reorganisation Act.
Dakshina Kannada district is a district of Karnataka state in India,with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the Arabian Sea to its west. Dakshina Kannada receives abundant rainfall during the Indian monsoon. It is bordered by Udupi district to the north,Chikmagalur district to the northeast,Hassan district to the east,Kodagu to the southeast and Kasaragod district of Kerala to the south. According to the 2011 census of India,Dakshina Kannada district had a population of 2,083,625. It is the only district in Karnataka state to have all modes of transport like road,rail,water and air due to the presence of a major hub,Mangalore. This financial district is also known as the Cradle of Indian banking.
Tulunad or Tulu Nadu,also called Bermere sristi or Parashurama Srishti,is a region and a proposed state on the southwestern coast of India. The Tulu people,known as 'Tuluva',speakers of Tulu,a Dravidian language,are the preponderant ethnic group of this region. South Canara,an erstwhile district and a historical area,encompassing the undivided territory of the contemporary Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka State and Kasaragod district of Kerala state forms the cultural area of the Tuluver.
Yakshagana is a traditional theatre,developed in Dakshina Kannada,Udupi,Uttara Kannada,Shimoga and western parts of Chikmagalur districts,in the state of Karnataka and in Kasaragod district in Kerala that combines dance,music,dialogue,costume,make-up,and stage techniques with a unique style and form. It is believed to have evolved from pre-classical music and theatre during the period of the Bhakti movement. It is sometimes simply called "Aata" or āṭa. This theatre style is mainly found in coastal regions of Karnataka in various forms. Towards the south from Dakshina Kannada to Kasaragod of Tulu Nadu region,the form of Yakshagana is called Thenku thittu and towards the north from Udupi up to Uttara Kannada it is called Badaga thittu. Both of these forms are equally played all over the region.(Not sure about this one but) Yakshagana is traditionally presented from dusk to dawn. Its stories are drawn from Ramayana,Mahabharata,Bhagavata and other epics from both Hindu and Jain and other ancient Indic traditions.
Arebhashe or Aregannada or Gowda Kannada is a dialect of Kannada mainly by Gowda communities in the region Madikeri,Somwarpet,and Kushalnagar taluks of Kodagu district,Sullia,taluks of Dakshina Kannada district;Bangalore and Mysore districts in the Indian state of Karnataka. As well as Bandadka,Kasaragod District in the Indian state of Kerala,Arebhashe is also called Gowda Kannada. The language was recognized by the Karnataka State government and formed an academy in 2011 to preserve the culture and literature of the Arebhahse Region which is named as Karnataka Arebhashe Samskruthi mathu Sahitya Academy supported by then Chief Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda.
The Tulu people or Tuluvas are an ethno-linguistic group from Southern India. They are native speakers of the Tulu language and the region they traditionally inhabit is known as Tulu Nadu. This region comprises the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka and a part of Kasaragod district in Kerala,with Mangalore,Karnataka being the commercial hub. The Census report of 2011 reported a population of 1,846,427 native Tulu speakers living in India.
Tigalari,also known as Tulu script,is a Southern Brahmic script which was used to write Tulu,Kannada,and Sanskrit languages. It was primarily used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit. It evolved from the Grantha script. It is called as Tigalari lipi in Kannada-speaking regions and Tulu speakers call it as Tulu lipi. It bears high similarity and relationship to its sister script Malayalam,which also evolved from the Grantha script.
Manjeshwar Govinda Pai,also known as Rastrakavi Govinda Pai,was a Kannada poet. He was awarded the first Rashtrakavi title by the Madras Government. Rashtrakavi M. Govinda Pai was the one who put Manjeshwara(now in Kerala) on the literary map of India.
Kasaragod is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 10 km south to Ullal,which is the southernmost portion of the major port city Mangalore,on the southwestern Malabar coast of India.
Kayyara Kinhanna Rai was an Indian independence activist,author,poet,journalist,teacher and farmer.
Mangaloreans are a collection of diverse ethnic groups that hail from the historical locales of South Canara (Tulunaad) on the south western coast of Karnataka,India,particularly the residents native to Mangaluru.
Tulu Nadu State movement is aimed at increasing Tulu Nadu's influence and political power through the formation of separate Tulu Nadu state from Karnataka and Kerala. Tulu Nadu is a region on the south-western coast of India. It consists of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka,and Kasargod district up to the Chandragiri river in Kerala. The Chandragiri river is traditionally considered to be a boundary between Tulu Nadu and Kerala from the fourteenth century AD onwards. The first call for separate Tulu Nadu state was made just after the Quit India Movement in 1942 by Srinivas Updhyaya Paniyadi,a banker and a press owner from Udupi. Mangalore is the largest and the chief city of Tulu Nadu. Tulu activists have been demanding a separate Tulu Nadu state since the late 2000s,considering language and culture as the basis for their demand.
The Holy Cross Church,Pavoor,Kasaragod district,Kerala is a Roman Catholic Church and the only place in the world where a range of Catholic Church Services are conducted in Tulu.
Tulu cinema,also known as Coastalwood,is a part of Indian cinema. The Tulu film industry produces five to seven films annually. The first Tulu film was Enna Thangadi released in 1971. Earlier,these films were released in theatres across the Tulu Nadu region. Tulu film industry has grown to such an extent that films are being released simultaneously in Mangalore,Udupi,Mumbai,Bangalore and Middle East. The critically acclaimed Tulu film Suddha won the award for the best Indian Film at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema held in New Delhi in 2006. In 2011,the Tulu film Industry got a second lease of life with the release of the film Oriyardori Asal. The film turned out to be the biggest hit in Tulu film history to date. Chaali Polilu is the longest running film in Tulu film industry. This movie is the highest-grossing film in the Tulu film industry. It has successfully completed 470 days at PVR Cinemas in Mangalore.
K. V. Ramesh is an Indian puppeteer,specialising in performances based on Yakshagana art. He most often performs in the Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka and Kerala. He leads the Yakshagana puppet troupe Shri Gopalakrishna Yakshagana Gombeyata Sangha,based out of Kasaragod.
Perla is an administrative capital of Enmakaje Panchayat,which is in Kasaragod district,Kerala,India.
Aravind Bolar is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tulu and Kannada-language films. Bolar began his career in Yakshagana,and he has acted in more than 100 plays and 50 plus films.
Mulleria is a small town located in Karadka Panchayath,Kasaragod district in Kerala,India.
