Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act 2022 needs to be implemented

Somwarpet, Feb. 8: The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act-2022, which is a priority for Kannadigas, including Kannada language, literature, employment and education of Kannadigas, should be implemented as is, said Jalja Shekhar, the president of the Somwarpet Taluk 9th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana and a senior writer.

Jalja, who has been elected as the president of the Somwarpet Taluk 9th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held in Aigoor on Ta. 9 (today), spoke to ‘Shakti’ and opined that the implementation of the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act is the need of the hour.

With the implementation of this act, Kannadigas will get more priority in Karnataka. Opportunities for Kannadigas will increase in the education and employment sectors. He expressed the opinion that it will also support the growth of Kannada language and literature.

Jalaja Shekhar, who has been a writer for the past 25 years, has retired as a teacher. Even after retirement, she has been active in various social organizations and has served in the Kannada Sahitya Parishad for several years.

Now, under the leadership of Kodagu District and Somwarpet Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishad, she has been selected as the president of the 9th Sahitya Sammelana being held under the auspices of the Aiguru Kasapa Unit, and Jalaja is grateful for the honor bestowed upon her literary service.

She is happy to be selected as the president of the Sammelana. Along with this, she said that the responsibility of serving in the field of literature has also increased, adding that the Sammelana is a platform for the gathering of Kannada minds, a literary fair, the worship of Kannada, and a gathering of Kannada minds.

‘This time, the people of Aiguru have got a banquet to enjoy the taste of literature, and an opportunity to pull the chariot of Nada Devi. I am also happy to be participating in the conference in Uigur, which is home to many cultures. I have participated in many conferences in the past and presented various ideas.

This time, being the president of the conference is one of the most meaningful moments in my life, says Jalja Shekhar.

The conference has the vision of awakening the society through literature. She expressed the hope that Kannada literature should not be limited to just poetry and novels, but should also expand to the fields of science, technology and medicine.

Kannadigas from all over the country should participate in the literary conference being held in Uigur. Kannada language, literature, culture, Kannada land, and water should be protected. If Kannadigas want to remain Kannadigas, they should be aware of Kannada. Newspapers are playing their role in this task. Recalling that the Shakti newspaper of Kodagu has greatly encouraged her writing, the president of the conference, Jalja Shekhar, has welcomed all Kannadigas to participate in awareness programs like the conference through ‘Shakti’. - Vijay Hanagal

Introduction of Jalja Shekhar, the president of the conference

Jalja Shekhar, who had leadership qualities since her student life, was recognized in the student organization in schools and colleges, B.Ed College. She also worked as the president of the Interact Club. A resident of Basaveshwara Road in Somwarpet town, she is a retired high school headmaster. Jalja’s husband Shekhar, who studied M.A. B.Ed, is also a retired headmaster. He has also served as the taluk president of the Kannada Sahitya Parishad. Jalja Shekhar has won the district-level Best Teacher Award, Gyan Sindhu Award, Shikshan Ratna State Award, and Best Teacher State Awards. She has served as the director, secretary and president of the Somwarpet Women's Cooperative Society and is currently the director. Along with this, women have joined hands to establish the Akshaya Mahila Pattina Cooperative Society in Somwarpet, in which she served as the founding director, then as the vice-president and president, and is the current director. She is also the director of the Somwarpet Taluk Cooperative Union and Kodagu District Central Cooperative Bank. She has also served in the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha and Somwarpet Veerashaiva Society. She took her first step in the field of literature by bringing out a book of ideological articles called 'Vicharadedge' during the Somwarpet Taluk First Literary Conference, and later Nelamugilu-Poetry Collection, Vilokan-Poetry Article, Pratiksha-Poetry Collection, Agnikunda-Story Collection, Kannadiya Bimba, Door Thira Yana-Videsha Pravasa Anubhav Kathana have been released. The 8th book, ‘Niruttara’, is being released at the 9th Kannada Sahitya Sammelan tomorrow. Her husband J.C. Shekhar is fully cooperating and always supporting her social and literary work. Jalaja Shekhar’s first son Dr. Kiran Shekhar and second son Kishan Shekhar are employed in Australia. This family, which has two daughters-in-law and four grandchildren, has maintained its ties to Somwarpet even though it is based in Australia.

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