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Prakash Belawadi inaugurates Beacons 2018

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Mangaluru: Nitte Institute of Communication hosted the first of the two-day national level media fest, Beacons 2018 in Deralakatte on March 8.

The fifth edition of the fest themed “Dissent is Necessary” was inaugurated by Prakash Belawadi, renowned actor, theatre artiste, journalist, activist and media personality. Dr. C S Shastry, Principal, Nitte Gulabi Shetty Memorial Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences presided over the inaugural ceremony.

In his keynote address, Belawadi spoke of the necessity of the dissent in democracy. Recollecting his days of journalism with The Indian Express, he said that regardless of the cynicism, it is a very noble profession. “Democracy without the right to dissent is no good, because dissent is the essence of democracy”, he said. He urged the students to question authority, think and find their own answers. “Protest has been made very convenient and we do not see the importance of dissent. About 74 percent of India’s population is below the age of 35. It is all up to the youngsters now”, he said.

Belawadi also spoke about the importance of theatre. He said it was an easy as well as an effective medium to approach the audience with a direct message as compared to any other medium.

The head of Nitte Institute of Communication, Prof. Raviraj Kini, Faculty Coordinator of Beacons 2018, Wilma Serrao, student coordinators Pavan Kumar and Prabhat Shetty and Student Council President Likhit Shanker were the others present.

The first day of the fest received a good response seeing that 15 colleges came from Mangaluru and different parts of Karnataka to participate.

The evening ended with a cultural programme presented by the students of Nitte Institute of Communication.

Prakash Belawadi inaugurates Beacons 2018
Prakash Belawadi inaugurates Beacons 2018
Prakash Belawadi inaugurates Beacons 2018
Prakash Belawadi inaugurates Beacons 2018
Prakash Belawadi inaugurates Beacons 2018

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