Why organise a Kannada sammelana?
Vishwa Kannada Sammelan begins today Wufoo™ Form Builder - Build Quality Forms Quickly Online. Join Wufoo™ Now & Get Started! www.Wufoo.com Ads by Google RISHIKESH BAHADUR DESAI SHARE · PRINT · T+ ‘The Sammelan is to remind ourselves that life is not as bland as we think it to be' Colourful celebration: A Pookare display for Vishwa Kannada Sammelan at the District Stadium in Belgaum on Thursday. — Photo: Special Arrangement What is the essence of the Vishwa Kannada Sammelan? As Belgaum city prepares to host the three-day cultural festival from Friday, there is a need to reflect on the need for such an event and its possible outcomes. “I think it is to celebrate Kannadatana, or Kannadatva, or all that is associated with being a Kannadiga,'' says Chiranjeev Singh, retired additional chief secretary, who is considered the architect of the first Vishwa Kannada Sammelan in Mysore in 1985. “Just lik...