29th National Kannada Sammelana to be held in Delhi on Apr. 7

New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): The 29th National Kannada Sammelana will be held here on April 7 and 8.

The conference will be inaugurated by Dr. Geetha Bali, former vice chancellor, Karnataka State Women University.

Prof. B. Hanumaiah, vice chancellor, Baba Saheb Ambedkar University, Lucknow will preside over. Dr. S. Indumati vice chancellor, Davanagree University will release the souvenir.

Dr. K. Narayana Gowda, vice chancellor, University of Agricultre Science, Bangalore will inaugurate book and art exhibition.

M B Samaga, its convenor, said the two-day event organised by "Dehali Kannadiga", a Kannada monthly published from Delhi, includes a seminar on Kannada language, literature and culture, poets' meet, women festival, music, dances, drama and other cultural programmes and book exhibition

Delegates from different parts of the country including writers, artists, professors, academics and representatives of the Kannada association are expected to participate, he said. (ANI)