All India Radio is recorded local art, culture, folk songs etc., to the next generation, which is very much useful to the society said by Kota Shrinivas Poojary. He was inaugurating the work shop on Samskar Geeth-Kolu Hoyyuva songs held at Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple, Mandarthi organized by All India Radio Mangalore. Dalit community had taken up the responsibility of a moral sentinel and, once in a year in the month of Kodi, gave a moral dressing down to all castes, a team of three women of Upparasetty community, a sub sect of Mera caste, used to visit the houses of each and every caste in a given village imparting moral lesson and this is in our Udupi District he said.
A lesson on the necessity of imbibing sambskara, and most importantly, treading the righteous path-truth, justice, morality and benevolence. Two women sing the verses for the quaint clashes of two – for – each sticks. As per their convenience of the moment, either one or two sing and one or two chime in with a Pallavi ‘kolu kolenni hoogina kolu kole. The songs are hightly lyrical, poetic and melodious said Dr Uday Barkur, Head of History Dept., Mangalore University. 
All India Radio’s aim is to recognize the historical relevance of the art and artistes and bring it before the present generation, giving due respect and credit to the creators and propagators said Dr Vasanthkumar Perla, Programme Head and Asst. Station Director in his presidential address. All India Radio will preserve these folk art by recording, transcription in local language and translate in to Hindi and English language and it will be sent to our Central library Dr Perla added.
India had always been known as the land that portrayed cultural and traditional vibrancy through its conventional arts and crafts. The folk and tribal arts of India speak volumes about the country’s rich heritage said Udupi-Chikkmagaluru Member of Parliament Shobha Karandlaje in her valedictory address. Folk artists are innocent and sincere, they have come forward with mainstream she added. As a part of All India Radio’s ambitious project to record folk songs “kolu Hoyyuva Padagalu”- for mega project samskar geethe said Subject expert B. Mohanchandra Kalavarkar. More than 20 folk troups are registered to this workshop. All the troups are presented songs melodiously and attracted audience. Dr. Sadananda Perla welcome the gathering. Sadananda Holla made vote of thanks. Devu Hanehalli compered the programme. Temple President H. Dhananjaya Shetti, Trustee Gopal Naik, Tingale Vikramarjuna Heggade and other VIPs witness the function.