Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SV)

Udupi, Jan 6: 'Nudi Habba - 2017', the 11th District Kannada Sahitya Sammelan will be organised at Government Pre-University College, Bramhavar from January 12 to 15.

Addressing mediapersons, Neelavara Surendra Adiga, president of Kannada Sahitya Parisad, Udupi district said, "The diamond jubilee celebrations of Ajapura Karnataka Sangha would coincide with the sammelan. M Ramachandra, writer, will be presiding over the function. Umashree, State minister for Kannada, Culture, Woman and Child Development will inaugurate the convention on January 13. Dinakar Babu, President of Udupi Zilla Panchayat will hoist the flag and Birthi Rajesh Shetty will launch the procession of Kannada Ratha. District in-charge minister Pramod Madhwaraj will inaugurate the cultural programmes while Sheela K Shetty, vice-president Zilla Panchayat will inaugurate the book exhibition. Nalini Pradeep Rao, president of Udupi Taluk Panchayat will inaugurate the exhibition counter".

“Children’s poetry and literary meet, seminar on Yakshagana literature, media and Kundagannada will also be held on January 13. Hasya ghosti, Vaidehi, writer, will speak on 'Contemporary Issues faced by Women' on January 14. A seminar on Kundagannada will also be held on January 15,” he said.

"As many as 11 individuals and 19 organisations who have contributed outstandingly in various fields will be felicitated during the sammelan. N S Adiga and Moideen Saheb (education), Ramakrishna Achar and Matti Lakshminarayana Rao (organisation), V Ganesh Koraga and Chandrakshekar Shetty (social service), Sadhu Pana (folk), Yashwanti S Suvarna (literature), Mahabala Nayak (folk medicine), Fr Valerian Mendonca (music) and Umesh Gautham Nayak (Ashtavadhana) will be felicitated on the ocassion,” he added.

Subramanya Shetty, Arooru Timmappa Shetty, Ashok Bhat Chantaru, Sooralu Narayana Madi, Prashanth Shetty and members of organising committee were present.