District-Wide Celebrations Mark Kannada Rajyotsava

Suntikoppa, Nov 6: P. F. Sebastian, President of the Suntikoppa Hobli Kannada Sahitya Parishat, stated that Suntikoppa holds a special place in the history of Kannada literature. He was speaking while presiding over the Kannada Rajyotsava program organized at the Government Primary School in Suntikoppa.

Sebastian recalled that prominent literary figures—including Jnanpith Award recipients Kuvempu, Dr. K. Shivaram Karanth, D. R. Bendre, and Masti, along with various other senior and junior writers—had frequented Suntikoppa. They would often stay at the bungalow of Gundugutti Manjanathaiah in Haradooru village, where they would engage in literary work. He also expressed pride in the fact that, in the present day, the works of senior writer Abdul Rasheed (who hails from Suntikoppa) and Satish Kajur (a teacher at the school) have been included in university-level Kannada curricula. He opined that the use of precise vocabulary in Kannada-medium schools contributes significantly to the preservation of the language. Furthermore, he advised that while English-medium education may be utilized as a tool to build one's career, it should not lead to the neglect of the Kannada language. Speaking after receiving a felicitation from the school, Satish Kajur—a teacher at the school and a man of letters—provided insights into the origin and evolution of the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations. He urged everyone to show respect for the Kannada language and the state of Karnataka by speaking, reading, and writing in Kannada. School Headmaster Kumar, Shanta Hegde (Acting Vice-Principal of the High School section at the Government Pre-University College), and Physical Education teacher P.E. Nanda also addressed the gathering.

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