Mysuru: Stating that the works of veteran writer and former CM Dr. M. Veerappa Moily have won admirers across the world, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said Moily had demonstrated that the pen was mightier than the sword and speeches.
He was speaking after releasing the fourth volume of Moily’s work, ‘Vishwasamskrutiya Mahayaana’, a prose epic (Gadya Mahakavya), at a programme jointly organised by JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Sapna Book House and the city’s Vidya Vikas Educational Trust at the Golden Jubilee Auditorium of JSS College on Ooty Road this afternoon.
Recalling the initiatives taken by Moily during his tenure as CM in the 1990s, Shivakumar said, “Moily is a unique politician who has authored several works. The book released today also recalls the freedom struggle. There is a need to protect our religion and culture (Dharma-Samskruti),” he said.
Pointing out that the World Kannada Conference would be organised next year, as announced in the State Budget, Shivakumar said Moily and other eminent personalities would take the lead in organising the grand Kannada event.
He also said that a law would be framed to accord official recognition to the Kannada flag, underscoring the importance of the language. Suttur Mutt seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji graced the occasion, while former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presided.
The author, Dr. Veerappa Moily, District Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority Chairman and former Minister H.M. Revanna, Karnataka Rajya Dharmika Parishat Chairman K.M. Nagaraj, Chief Minister’s Political Secretary and MLA A.S. Ponnanna, MLAs H.M. Ganesh Prasad, Darshan Dhruvanarayan and Tanveer Sait, Sapna Book House Managing Director Nitin Shah, former Vice-Chancellor Prof. Padma Shekar, senior writer Dr. K. Anantharamu and others were present.
This post was published on November 11, 2026 7:30 pm