Jamboree participants to attend kambala

Mangaluru: The Moodbidri Kambala or Koti Chennaya Jodukere Kambala, will have additional spectators this year, who are the schoolchildren participating in the International Cultural Jamboree-2022, being held at Alva’s Education Foundation. According to the organisers, they had planned to take all 60,000 Scouts and Guides participanting in the jamboree to the Kambala, however, the organisers now plan to take a selected number of participants to the kambala, which will begin on Saturday.
Mohan Alva, chairman of Alva’s Education Foundation, said they have selected about 400 students to watch the kambala, and to learn about it. “We had plans to take a larger number of students to the kambala held at Kadalakere, a few kilometres away from the jamboree premises. However, we received negative feedback, that it would not be feasible to take a large number of them, since the venue cannot accommodate them, and the roads were narrow for buses. Some raised concerns about the safety of the children. Hence, we’ll take a selected number of children from non-coastal districts to witness kambala,” said Alva, adding that the safety of the children will be paramount.
He added that there was high demand for watching the kambala. “Our institution came up with an idea to create a slushy field on the campus itself, and conduct the kambala. However, it was not possible, due to monetary and other reasons and we dropped the idea,” Alva said.
A belt for women’s safety
The International Cultural Jamboree-2022 is providing a platform for many young talents. The science exhibition, or Vigyana Mela, became a platform for four students from Davanagere. The students showcased a belt for women’s safety.
The belt created by them, aims to curb atrocities and violence against women. Third-year electronics and communication students of GMIT College, Davanagere, comprising Karthik SR, Darshan GP, Zafar S, and Deepthi, created the battery-operated belt, that can give an electric shock, and is GPS-enabled, for the protection of women.
Whenever a woman is in distress, the belt can be used to shock the attacker with a 5 volt current. The GPS and security technology installed in the belt alerts their kin and the police about their location. “In India, cases of violence against women are increasing. The belt was designed with the idea of using technology for the protection of women. We wish to develop this prototype into a final product,” said Karthik.