Two Youth Start Bike Expedition From Mangalore to Delhi Seeking Recognition for Tulu

Two youth from Mangalore have started a motorbike expedition to New Delhi in order to create awareness about Tuluva culture, script and justify the need to include Tulu language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. The bike expedition by Vikith Manjunath and Sharan Shetty was flagged-off by Mangalore Commissioner of Police N Shashi Kumar at police parade ground on January 7, Friday.

Vikith, a mechanical design engineer by profession and also organising secretary of Tulu Rakshana Vedike (TRV) has been planning this expedition for the past two months. The expedition began from Suratkal in the wee hours of Saturday and is planned via Goa, Mumbai, Rajasthan and New Delhi.

Vikith, en route, with help of Tuluva organisations, will create awareness about Tuluva culture. His interactions with locals will also be uploaded onto his YouTube channel, Tulunadu Traveller. On reaching New Delhi he intends to submit TRV’s memorandum on including the Tulu language into the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, to Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Kishan Reddy. The expedition has been sponsored by Beltangady MLA Harish Poonja and would end in 30 days.