Sahitya sammelana at Mandya concludes with a reflection on future of Kannada language
The Hindu
The three-day 87th Akhila Bharata Kananda Sahitya Sammelana concluded here on Sunday with writers and litterateurs striking a cautionary note on the future of Kannada language.
The three-day 87th Akhila Bharata Kananda Sahitya Sammelana concluded here on Sunday with writers and litterateurs striking a cautionary note on the future of Kannada language.
A set of resolutions was also passed to promote the use of Kannada and ensure its emergence as a language of commerce and transaction in the days ahead.
Kananda scholar C.P. Krishna Kumar who delivered the valedictory address of the sammelana said though territorial or geographical integration of Karnataka took place 70 years ago, it had not led to emotional integration and there were several challenges plaguing Kannada language.
Citing Kavirajamarga, a 9th century treatise in Kannada on poetics, Prof. Krishna Kumar said the boundary of the land of Kannadigas extended from Cauvery to Godavari but the situation was such in present times one had to struggle to establish its boundary.
He said Kannada had a history of 2,000 years and a literary tradition which was more than 1,000 years old and the culture of the State was rooted in the language.
Yet, it was regrettable that English was being promoted in educational institutions when teaching in mother tongue (Kannada) could lead to better comprehension and deeper connection to culture. While there was no need to despise either English or any other language, primacy had to be accorded to Kannada as it enshrined the culture of the State, said Prof. Krishna Kumar.
Delving on the challenges ahead for Kananda, he said while successive governments had lacked commitment to promote Kananda, there was also a lack of pride or interest in the language among Kannadigas themselves.
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