Mangalore, November 14: The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Kannada Sahithya Parishath (DKSSP) will be organising the 17th district Kannada literary convention on November 18 and 19 at Alike Shree Sathya Sai Vidya grounds, at Alike village in Bantwal taluk.
Formally announcing this at a press meet here on Monday, DKSSP president Pradeep Kumar Kalkura said, the expected crowd for the function is around 5000 people. The convention is being organised at a cost of nearly Rs 3,00,000.
Thalthaje Vasantha Kumar
He said that Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda would inaugurate the convention. Thalthaje Vasantha Kumar has been chosen to chair the Sammelan. Devananda Swamiji and Shashikanth Swamiji will bless the occasion.
The venue, which is located between the Karnataka and Kerala border, would be the ideal location for promoting Kannada literature and its activities, he said.
District in-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar informed that more than 200 volunteers would overlook the function and would strive to make it a memorable one for all participants.
Adequate transport arrangements have been made to ferry people from Kalladka to the venue. A procession portraying the Kannada literature and its grandness will also be showcased, he said.
During the two-day convention an art exhibition, book exhibition, poet's meet, student-poet's meet, and intellectual seminars will be organised.
Noted personalities from various walks of life like music, literature and film will be felicitated during the convention.
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