Tulu Sahitya Academy starts functioning in new building

The Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy started functioning from its new premises, Tulu Bhavan, at Derebail near here from today.
The academy had been functioning in a rented premise in the Mangaluru City Corporation building at Lalbagh.
The new building was inaugurated by Dakshina Kannada district- in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai yesterday.
The bhavan, spread in an area of about 50,000 sq ft, has a cellar for parking vehicles. The building comprised an administrative office, library, workshop hall, guest rooms, interaction hall and a 200-seat-capacity auditorium, with green room and other facilities.
The government had sanctioned Rs 4.8 crore to the building of which Rs 4 crore had been released.

President of the academy M Janaki Brahmavar, Ivan D'Souza, MLC, former presidents of the academy were present at the inaugural function.