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 like there is something called Indianness or Panjabiyat, there is