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Sahitya Parishat urged to protect Kannada and culture

By Our Staff Correspondent

BELLARY, DEC. 24. Chornur Kotrappa, Assistant Director of Kannada and Culture, has urged the Kannada Sahitya Parishat to chalk out programmes that would negate the impact of the onslaught on Kannada and desi culture and tradition owing to globalisation.

Inauguration

He was speaking after inaugurating the launch of activities of the district unit of the parishat at Gandhi Bhavan here on Thursday.

Nishti Rudrappa, president of the district unit, presided over the function.

Mr. Kotrappa was of the view that Kannadigas should realise that development of Kannada was possible only by Kannadigas.

He wanted them to develop love towards the Kannada language and its culture and tradition.

He assured that his department would extend full cooperation to all the pro-Kannada organisations for the development and propagation of Kannada.

The lecturer in Munirabad College, K. Mudegowda, spoke about the life and works of Kuvempu.

Felicitated

The district unit of the parishat felicitated the recipients of the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award — Mattihalli Nagaraja Rao, M. Vasudevachar, Padmamma, Gurumurthy Pendakur, Veerbhadrappa, and V.T. Kale.

Sushila Shirur, president of the parishat's taluk unit, and N.D. Venkamma donated Rs. 10,000 towards "dattis" (foundation) in memory of their parents.

Mallikarjun Dammur, secretary, welcomed the gathering.

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