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Art Kanara Trust, Mangaluru, in association with Artists’ Forum, Udupi, will host a special book launch and a photographic exhibition celebrating the coastal region’s cricketing heritage. The event will be held at Gallery Dristi, Vidyaranya Marg, Behind Alankar Theatre, Udupi, on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

The book, Red Cherries on the Canara Coast: The Story of Cricket in Mangaluru and Udupi, authored by Jayanth Kodkani, former Associate Editor of The Times of India, will be released in the presence of Dr. Krishna Prasad, President, Udupi District Cricket Association; Kasturi Balakrishna Pai, passionate cricketer and former umpire from Mangaluru; senior Udupi artist and President of Artists’ Forum Ramesh Rao; and Subhas Chandra Basu, Convener

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