Mangalore All Set For Karavali Utsav Which Will Showcase the Best Cultural Events This Year

December 8: Deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh said that Karavali Utsav is scheduled to start from the first week of January. DC Sindhu mentioned that variety of cultural programmes will be held at Karavali Utsav Maidan and Kadri Park during the 10-day festival.
The first day of the Utsava would have a colourful cultural procession from Nehru Maidan to Karavli grounds with troupes from across the State representing different art forms being present. The procession would pass through the main roads of the city before culminating at the Utsava grounds.
The 10-day festival would offer not only traditional cultural programmes, but also those popular ones among the public. She directed sub-committees concerned to start preparations immediately for the success of the Utsava.
Ms. Rupesh said the sports festival during the Karavali Utsava should also become a grand success with a large number of sportspersons participating in it. All sports teams and sports persons from all educational institutions in the district should be made to attend the programme, she told the Youth Empowerment and Sports department.
The two-day Yuva Utsava too should be made attractive and effective, she said urging the department to encourage youth from across the district to participate in the event. The Beach Festival on the last three days of the Utsava, to be conducted at Panambur Beach, should have properly organised cultural programmes, Ms. Rupesh said adding more number of teams should participate in the Beach Sports events. She asked all sub-committees to work in tandem for the success of the Utsava and ensure that no programme is cancelled at the last minute.