‘There are readers in every house, there are book stores’

Napoklu, Mar. 18: There was a time when it was said that literature has no place and no value in Kodagu. Now, along with Kannada, Kodava literature is also growing. There are readers in every house. There are book stores, said writer C.K. Kaveri

At the Netaji Educational Institution in nearby Ballamavati village, organized by the Kodagu District Kannada Sahitya Parishad, Madikeri Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishad and Napoklu Hobli Kannada Sahitya Parishad for the year 2025-26, the D.K.T. Subbarao Datti and Dambekodi D. Chinnappa Datti Lecture and Honorary Award program, he spoke on the growth of Kannada literature in Kodagu. Writers should not limit their writings to entertainment only but should become guides for the society. Literature should be a force for fostering patriotism and human values. The unique culture, heritage and natural beauty of Kodagu have the power to make anyone a poet. The Kannada language should also be given the same venerable place as the Cauvery River in this sacred land.

Speaking at the inauguration of the program, Netaji Educational Institution President A.K. Manu Muthappa said that Kannada is a friendly language. It has a history of 2500 years. He said that Kannada, one of the Pancha Dravidian languages, should be used with pride.

In his introductory speech, Kannada Sahitya Parishad District President M.P. Keshava Kamath said that Kannada language and heritage should be protected. For this, the Sahitya Parishad is organizing many programs. He said that it is instilling pride in the Kannada language among students by organizing charity programs in schools. Madikeri Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishad President Tulasi Mohan, who presided over the program, said that the Kannada Sahitya Parishad is giving more priority to the local language and culture. He said that the donation program is being organized in schools with the good intention of inspiring students.

District Kasap Honorary Secretary Pudiyaneravan Revathi Ramesh, Headmaster of Netaji Educational Institution C.S. Suresh spoke. K.P. Shravya, a student of Galibeedu Government High School, who scored the highest marks for Madikeri taluk in the SSLC examination of 2024-25, was honored in the program. Teacher Ravikumar A Poojar welcomed. M.B. Umesh compered the program and N.K. Mahbub Saab voted the vote of thanks. The students sang the Khatkevu Kannada Deepa Geete.

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