Photo Archive

The TCRF
Journey in Pictures

A visual record of events, workshops, installations, and community initiatives that document the work of the Tulu Cultural Research Foundation - moment by moment, milestone by milestone.

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Tulunad Conclave

Tulunad Conclave 2025

The inaugural Tulunad Conclave brought together academics, paleographers, folk artists, and software engineers at Katpadi Vishwanatha Temple, Udupi. The two-day conference culminated in the public release of the TCRF Tulu Unicode Font standard.

13 April 2025

Katpadi Vishwanatha Temple, Udupi

14 photographs

Kangeelu folk performance at Tulunad Conclave 2025

Kemmanu sisters performing Paddana at Tulunad Conclave 2025

Koti Chennaya folk play at Tulunad Conclave 2025

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5 albums · 26 photographs

Workshops2

Dec 2023

Tulu Lipi Workshops

Hands-on script training workshops conducted at engineering colleges and educational institutions across the Tulu coast. Students and educators learn the standardised Tulu character set and practical keyboard configurations for typing Tulu in Unicode.

NMAM Institute of TechnologyView Album

Installations6

Mar 2023

Tulu Script Board Installations

TCRF's public Tulu Lipi campaign installs standardised Tulu script boards at heritage temples, shrines, and community spaces - reclaiming visual space for the regional script and making it part of everyday life.

LingappayyakadView Album

Book Releases3

Sept 2023

Book Releases

TCRF hosts and co-organises public release ceremonies for Tulu language books, research publications, and script primers - celebrating contemporary Tulu literature under the Punname Publications imprint.

Rani Abbakka Tulu Adhyayana KendraView Album

Community Programs1

Sept 2025

Shaaledonji Dina

"A Day in School" is TCRF's signature community outreach programme that introduces primary school children to Tulu folk arts, Paddana music, and the Tulu script through interactive sessions and cultural activities.