Mysuru: With 83rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana being celebrated in city with a lot of fanfare, it is sad to see District Kannada Sahitya Bhavana at Vijayanagar First Stage lying in a state of total neglect and crying for attention. The Bhavana was inaugurated with a lot of pomp in Sept. 2004 by the then Deputy…
Mysuru: The 83rd edition of Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana began with great fervour at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city yesterday. The Sammelana was inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in the presence of Sammelana President Prof. Chandrashekar Patil, popular as Champa, Mysuru District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, MLA M.K. Somashekar, Kannada…
Mysuru: Several speakers on the inaugural day of the mega literary festival recalled the contributions of Wadiyars in the formation of Karnataka and development of Kannada language. Retired Kannada Professor and Scholar Dr. N.S. Taranath who spoke on the contributions of Wadiyars, said that the Wadiyars patronised fine arts and literature and helped in the…
Mysuru: It was time to enter the ethereal world after the mind was exercised sufficiently with the Akshara Jatre (festival of letters) on the first day of the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. As the Sun set (and one can watch the most beautiful sun sets in the cultural capital), there was cultural treat…
Mysuru: In a bid to familiarise the delegates attending the ongoing 83rd Akhila Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelana with the city’s renowned writers, poets and institutions, the Tourism Department launched ‘Kaviraja Marga’, a tour around the city for delegates, this morning. Today being the first day, 55 registered delegates were taken in a KSTDC from Maharaja…
Over 70,000 people had sumptuous breakfast and over 2 lakh people had lunch and dinner on the inaugural day of the 83rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana yesterday at the three venues – Maharaja’s College Grounds, Scouts and Guides Grounds and the Ursu Boarding School. The Food Committee has the responsibility of ensuring that quality and tasty…
Mysuru: Kannada bibliophiles are having a field-day at the 83rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana as they thronged the nearly 200 book stalls from day one itself. The bookstalls are located bang on the cricket pitch and right next to the main venue on Maharaja’s College Grounds where well-known publishers from the State have set up their…
Mysuru: The two-day ‘Makkala Sahitya Ghosti’, organised as part of the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, began at Kalamandira on Hunsur road here this morning. Writer Boluvaru Mohammad Kunhi inaugurated the event and delivered the keynote address. Writer Jayavantha Kadadevara presided. Prof. Chandragowda Kulkarni delivered a talk on the topic ‘Child Literature – Modern…
Mysuru: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Mysuru, is participating in the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. The moment one picks up the landline receiver, instead of a dial tone, the recorded message of welcoming people to the Sammelana is heard. It requests the people of Mysuru to be self-motivated and participate in the three-day…
Mysuru: Red and yellow colours of Kannada Flag dominated the city as the three-day 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana began this morning with a massive procession with over 22,000 people including 9,000 schoolchildren and 2,000 women participating. A carnival atmosphere, resembling Dasara festival, prevailed all through the procession route. The procession ended at Maharaja’s…
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