English Association of UCM Celebrates Works of Leo Tolstoy
Mangaluru: The English Association of University College Mangaluru (UCM) organised a two-day Exhibition and Reminiscences – Remembering Maharshi Leo Tolstoy at Ravindra Kala Bhavana, UCM here, on April 20.
The programme was inaugurated by Principal of UCM, Dr Uday Kumar. Charts, posters, photographs, cartoons, paintings, sketches, models, etc, designed by the students depicting Leo Tolstoy’s works were on display.
A book, ‘Art vis-a-vis Violence’ was released by Renowned writer, Prof Dr O L Nagabushana Swamy and Dr Uday Kumar. The book is based on the papers presented on the same topic at a seminar held at the UCM. Co-ordinator of the programme, H Pattabhirama Somayaji briefed about the book to the gathering.
Dr Nagabushana congratulated English Association of UCM for organising the programme and said, “I have never seen the work of Tolstoy being celebrated at the university level. I am a great admirer of Tolstoy’s work like, War & Peace and Anna Karenina and I have always asked my students to through his works.”
