Bengaluru: Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) had organised a function at Town Hall here yesterday to present Nrupatunga Award to noted Novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 7 lakh. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Bhyrappa opined that literature like music should be clear and…
‘Kannada Sahitya Parishat has lost its autonomy’
November 26, 2017Mysuru: Maintaining that Kannada Sahitya Parishat has lost its autonomy after falling into the grip of the Government, actor ‘Mukhyamantri’ Chandru, who is also the past Chairman of Kannada Development Authority (KDA), said that the ongoing Kannada Literary Meet in city has got politicised. Speaking to SOM over phone, Chandru opined that the Akhila Bharata…
Birth of Kannada Sahitya Parishat
November 18, 2017Kannada Sahitya Parishat has a history of its own and has passed through various stages to come to its own as we see it today. An organisation called Sampadabhyudaya Samaja organised a conference in 1914 and its annual conference discussed the issues relating to the development of Kannada. In that conference it was decided that…
Corruption at Kannada Sahitya Parishat: Lokayukta complaint filed
November 18, 2017Mysuru: Over 15 members representing various Kannada forums have filed a complaint with Lokayukta Police against Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, Department of Kannada and Culture Assistant Director H. Chennappa and District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna accusing them of dereliction of duty, misuse of office and corruption in organising the forthcoming 83rd Akhila…
Vedike seeks scrapping of Kannada Sahitya Parishat
November 16, 2017Mysuru: Members of Mysuru Kannada Vedike has urged the State Government to investigate the alleged misuse of funds in building the ‘Kannada Theru’ for the Sammelana. The members alleged that Rs. 5 lakh had been misused for the chariot. They demanded a thorough investigation and urged to book criminal cases against those guilty. Seeking to…
Irregularities in Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat: Kannada activists demand probe
November 5, 2017Mysuru: Several Kannada activists, writers, literary enthusiasts and farmer leaders have urged the Government not to hold Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana until a probe is ordered into the alleged irregularities in Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat. Speaking at an interaction meet on “How correct is to hold the Sammelana in a corrupt environment,” organised…
Kannada Sahitya Parishat celebrates 102nd Foundation Day
May 7, 2017Mysuru: Kannada Sahitya Parishat, to mark its 102nd Foundation Day celebrations, had organised a programme at its District Office near Palace North Gate here on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, Folk Scholar Dr. H.S. Ramachandregowda opined that Kannada Sahitya Parishat was focusing only on literature which should be converted into an educational institution of the…
Writers demand probe into irregularities in District Kannada Sahitya Parishat
May 2, 2017Seek postponing Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana Mysuru: Demanding a probe into alleged corruption and irregularities in Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, several writers and members of various Kannada organisations have demanded postponement of Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. Taking part at a meeting organised by the Kannada and Culture Department at the Department Office…
Writer demands probe into irregularities at District Kannada Sahitya Parishat
April 25, 2017Writer D.N. Krishnamurthy has urged the Government to order a probe into the alleged irregularities in District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, even as Mysuru city is gearing up to host the 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana shortly. In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, a copy of which has been sent to Kannada and…
Dist. Kannada Sahitya Parishat President warns writer
April 22, 2017Mysuru: Dismissing corruption and irregularities charges made by writer Bannur K. Raju, Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna and former Presidents Maddikere Gopal and M. Chandrashekar, have warned the writer of legal action if he did not stop making false charges against them and cause damage to the Parishat’s reputation. In a…
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