Udupi dist Kannada Sahitya Sammelan from Dec 30...Deccan Herald Report

Udupi dist Kannada Sahitya Sammelan from Dec 30
DH News Service, Udupi:
The 5th Udupi District Kannada Sahithya Sammelan will be held on December 30 and 31 at Justice K S Hegde Podium, Kavi Muddanna Auditorium, Nitte, informed President of Udupi District Kannada Sahithya Parishath Ambathanaya Mudradi.Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, he informed that renowned littérateur Na Mogasale will preside over the two-day Sammelan. Home Minister Dr V S Acharya will be inaugurating the sammelan. Chancellor of Nitte University N Vinaya Hegde will be the chief guest, he added.Prior to the inauguration of the Sammelan, the procession of Kannada Bhuvaneshwari would be held and President of Nitte Grama Panchayath Jyothi Poojary will inaugurate the procession, he said.
As many as five sessions will be organised during the two-day meet. First session will be on “Udupi district ancient poets,” while the second session will be dais for an interaction with the President of the Sammelan. The interaction will be followed by a poets’ meet in which litterateurs Dundiraj, Jayaram Karanth, Prof Vasanth Bannadi, Gururaj Banandi and others will take part. The fourth session will be based on pro-society literature and the fifth session will be held on “Women and contemporary challenges.”About 15 book stalls will be set up at the Sammelan and as many as 7 books by noted writers will be released on the occasion. Former President of Kannada Sahithya Parishath Harikrishna Punarur will release the books on the occasion and President of Dakshina Kannada District Kannada Sahithya Parishath Pradeep Kumar Kalkura will inaugurate the book stalls.Veteran Litterateur Go Ru Chennabasappa will deliver the valedictory address and Udupi DC P Hemalatha will be the chief guest on the occasion. Litterateur Veerappa Moily will bestow the awards on the celebrity contributors chosen from various fields like politics, social work, Yakshagana, agriculture, literature, and so on, Mr Mudradi informed.Honourary Secretary of Udupi district Kannada Sahithya Parishath Dr Padmanabha Kekunnaya, President of Udupi taluk unit Dr Gananath Yekkaru and others were present.