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Haveri will host Kannada lit fest

The annual Kannada literary meet will be held from February 26 to 28 in Haveri. This will be the 86th edition of the Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana.
Haveri will host Kannada lit fest
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HAVERI: The annual Kannada literary meet will be held from February 26 to 28 in Haveri. This will be the 86th edition of the Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana.
The decision to organise the event was taken by the chairman of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat Central Committee on Tuesday in view of the declining Covid-19 cases. The committee finalised the dates after discussions with home minister Basavaraj Bommai, agriculture minister BC Patil and local legislator Nehru Olekar.
All health-safety protocols will be strictly followed during the three-day event, said KSP president Manu Baligar.
The literary meet usually draws more than 1 lakh people. This year, the audience numbers may be limited because of the pandemic. “We hope to make it a successful event,” said Baligar.
KSP’s Haveri district unit president, Lingayya, said that the venue had not been finalised yet. “We are ready to make accommodation, food, and other arrangements for the participants,” he added.
The 85th edition was in Kalaburagi in February this year. It was chaired by noted writer and poet HS Venkatesh Murthy. Six resolutions were passed at an open session. Imparting education in Kannada medium at government and private schools, implementation of the special status for Kalyana Karnataka region and implementation of the DM Nanjundappa Committee’s report to remove regional imbalances were among them. The government has not fulfilled any of the demands yet.
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