Mysuru: Ananya Prakashana had organised a function at Sarada Vilas College premises in Krishnamurthypuram here recently to mark the release of the reprints of four books of Prof. Chandrashekar Patil (Champa) Writer and President- designate of the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana.

Speaking on the occasion,  Champa said that though he was an English Professor, Kannada was his life. He observed that National political parties had lost trust in protecting the interest of the State and its culture and clarified that the dream of he building a regional party was still alive.

Releasing the reprints Social activists P. Mallesh hailed Champa for his books on socialism.

English Professor, Hampi Kannada University N.S. Raghunath, Writer Dr.C. Naganna, Sarada Vilas Institutions President B.S. Parthasarathy, Publisher Samskruti Subramanya and others were present.