Sirsi| Bengaluru, May 10:  Azim Premji University is organising ​‘Sahitya Sahavasa’ — the fourth edition in a series of events to celebrate Karnataka’s rich cultural milieu, its literary icons, and the Kannada language — in Sirsi on May 13. 

The Sirsi event will celebrate the life and literary contributions of prominent Uttara Kannada litterateurs Gowrish Kaikini, Yashwant Chittala, V G Bhat, and Shantinath Desai. 

Well-known author and lyricist Jayanth Kaikini will inaugurate the event and deliver the keynote address. The day-long programme will feature talks by writers Rajendra Chenni, Raghavendra Patil, M G Hegde and Kamalakar Kadave, rendition of songs of poets of Uttara Kannada district, and an exhibition of portraits of these litterateurs. Separately, prizes will be awarded to the winners of the literary competition organised for students as part of the event.

Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, organises several Kannada initiatives. These include ​‘Kathavana’, an annual children’s literary festival, the online translations repository ​‘Anuvada Sampada’, ​‘Krishna to Kaveri’, an event celebrating Karnataka’s cultural diversity, ​‘Samskruti Sambhrama’ series celebrating Karnataka’s culture, and programmes such as ​‘Noorakke Nooru Karnataka’ on Radio Azim Premji University that highlight events, places and persons who occupy a pride of place in the state’s history. The University intends to contribute more to Karnataka’s cultural landscape under ​‘Sahitya Sahavasa.’

About Azim Premji University

Azim Premji University was established under the Azim Premji University Act 2010 of the Government of Karnataka. Azim Premji Foundation, the sponsoring body set up the University as a fully philanthropic and not-for-profit entity, with a clear social purpose of contributing to the realisation of a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society.

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