Mysore/Mysuru: The discount sale of Kannada books, organised by the Kannada Book Authority at the sprawling Maharaja’s College Ground, has been a success as many book-lovers are visiting the Mela for buying books that are up for sale with discounts ranging from 20 to 50 percent. On the first day on Thursday, when the Book…
Week-long discount sale of Kannada books begins
March 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The week-long discount sale of Kannada books organised by Kannada Book Authority (KBA) began at Maharaja’s College premises here this morning. Renowned Scholar Dr. T.V. Venkatachala Shastry, who spoke after inaugurating Kannada Pustaka Mela, said that everyone should ensure the success of the event by purchasing Kannada books on sale with huge discounts. Maintaining…
Discount sale of Kannada books, Publishers Conference
March 6, 2022Mysuru; Kannada Book Authority (KBA) has organised a discount sale of Kannada books from Mar. 10 to Mar. 15 at Maharaja’s College premises in city. It will be inaugurated on Mar. 10 at 10 am. Addressing a press meet here on Friday, KBA Chairman Dr. Nandeesh Hanche said that about 65 to 70 stalls will…
Two from Mysuru selected for Kannada Book Authority Awards
July 3, 2021Bengaluru: The Kannada Book Authority (KBA) on Friday announced its annual awards for the year 2020. KBA Chairman Nandeesh Hanche said veteran scholar Dr. T.V. Venkatachala Shastry (Mysuru) has been selected for Dr. M.M. Kalburgi Humanities Studies Award which carries a cash prize of Rs.75,000 and a citation. Syed Isak, also of Mysuru, whose Library…
Bulk purchase of Kannada books
February 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada Book Authority (KBA) has invited applications from book publishers for bulk purchase of Kannada books first published in 2017, under its bulk purchase scheme. The prescribed form can be downloaded from the website www.kannadapustakapradhikara.com or can be collected for free at the Office of KBA located on J.C.Road in Bengaluru or at the…
‘No further progress after obtaining classical status for Kannada’
January 19, 2021Regrets Kannada Book Authority Chairman Dr. Nandeesh Hanche Mysore/Mysuru: Regretting that the work on promotion of Kannada is not going on expected lines despite the grant of classical status for the language, Kannada Book Authority Chairman Dr. Nandeesh Hanche said that scholars and the Government of Karnataka have failed in giving a definite character and…
Kannada Book Authority Award presentation on Feb. 11
February 8, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada Book Authority, Bengaluru, has organised a programme on Feb. 11 evening at for presentation of various awards for 2018 instituted by the Authority. The awards include: Best Publisher Award, Dr. M.M. Kalaburagi Humanities Study Award, Dr. G.P. Rajaratnam Literary Award, Dr. Anupama Niranjan Medical and Science Award together with awards for Printing Excellence…
Entries invited from students for ‘Jaana Jaaneyara Balaga’
July 21, 2019Mysuru: To create an aptitude towards literature among students studying in UG and PG Courses, Kannada Book Authority intends to constitute ‘Jaana Jaaneyara Balaga’ for which applications are invited from such students with the consent of the Principal and HoD of Kannada of their College. The College should constitute an Action Committee of 5 to…
Kannada Book Authority must make efforts to increase Kannada readership
June 30, 2019Mysuru: Senior JD(S) MLA and Writer A.H. Vishwanath has said that Kannada Book Authority must make serious efforts to enhance Kannada readership. He was speaking after releasing Writer and Columnist Gubbigoodu Ramesh’s work Saamanyanobbana Swagatha, a collection of his (Ramesh) articles published n Kannada daily Mysooru Mithra, a sister concern of Star of Mysore, at…
College students interact with publisher
January 4, 2019Mysuru: Kannada Book Authority and Kannada Literary Forum of Nataraja Women’s Residential First Grade College, had organised an interaction with book publisher at the college premises here recently. The students volleyed a series of questions on eligibility to become a publisher, remunerative aspects of becoming a writer/publisher, definition of plagiarism and so on. U.S. Mahesh…
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