[lg policy] Karnataka: Lexicographer basks in Sammelana glory in Bangalore

[Harold Schiffman]

Lexicographer basks in Sammelana glory in Bangalore

Published: Monday, Feb 7, 2011, 10:44 IST
By Shilpa C B | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

It was the best Sammelana that I have seen in all my life, said
97-year-old president of the 77th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya
Sammelana, as the curtains came down on the three-day mega event.
Things came a full circle for lexicographer professor G
Venkatasubbaiah who became part of the very tradition that he helped
consolidate during his tenure as the president of the Kannada Sahitya
Parishat in the 1960s when he framed the constitution for the
Parishat. That the procession,reminiscent of Mysore Dasara, was taken
out in the city despite all its traffic issues had to be applauded, he
said.

Vows to protect and preserve Kannada were renewed, calls were made to
make the language a compulsory medium of instruction. The Supreme
Court should come out with a language policy that would apply to all
states facing a similar threat to their native tongues, said advocate
Hemalatha Mahishi. While opposition leader Siddaramaiah opined that
the Sammelana should be brought to the city at least once in 10 years,
Kendriya Sahitya Akademi secretary Agrahara Krishnamurthy suggested
that such a thing should be done once in three years. Kannadigas
should also use products manufactured in the state, he said.

Krishnamurthy also had a task for the government - buy the rights of
all Bendre works even if it cost crores of rupees and make them easily
available to Kannada lovers. Minister R Ashoka swore he had never
signed or written a word in English in documents during his career as
minister. He would also not allow the city to go into the hands of
outsiders, he said, adding that he was glad to have accepted the
responsibility of organising the “successful” event despite being
unsure of whether it would be well-received in the cosmopolitan
environment of Bangalore.

Organisers and politicians patted themselves on the back for an event
“well-put-together, well-received, seen unprecedented success”.

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_lexicographer-basks-in-sammelana-glory-in-bangalore_1504292

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