Historian Suryanath Kamath and Academy president Dr Devarakonda Reddy said the week would be celebrated at 200 places in Karnataka.
It will include a day-long seminar on August 17 at Kannada Sahitya Parishat by scholars like
Dr A Sundara.
Distribution of 4,000-odd posters to members of the Academy across the State is the main feature of the event. IAS officer P B Mahishi will inaugurate the programme. The Academy will organise its 25th annual conference in Bangalore in the second week of September.
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