<p>The decision to draft the history of the region, especially the freedom struggle and its rule under the autocratic Nizam of Hyderabad, was taken on September 17, 2009, when B S Yeddyurappa was chief minister. <br /><br />A year later, on the occasion of the Hyderabad-Karnataka Liberation Day celebration, Yeddyurappa announced formation of a seven-member committee, chaired by poet Dr Vasant Kushtagi.<br /><br />The Higher Education department issued an order on September 17, 2010, stating that a seven-member committee was constituted to chalk out a blueprint for the establishment of a Hyderabad-Karnataka Study Chair in Gulbarga University for drafting the history of the region.<br /><br />No official communication <br /><br />But, to this day, the university has not received any official communication. <br /><br />None of the departments concerned has extended the support nor has the government released the grants for the work, rending the committee ineffective. <br /><br />Kushtagi brought this to the notice of the chief minister in 2010, seeking infrastructure, staff and other facilities to begin the work.<br /><br />“Drafting the history of the region is a daunting task. We need a board of editors to carry out field work, writing, recording, analysing, reviewing and finally, publishing the work,” said Kushtagi. <br /><br />He suggested that a senior KAS cadre officer be appointed member-secretary of the committee.<br /><br />Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda raised the issue of writing the history of the region again during the H-K Liberation Day celebrations in September this year. <br /><br />He announced a grant of Rs 50 lakh to the committee and promised that the Hyderabad-Karnataka Development Board would assist the committee. <br /><br />The chief minister is yet to act on his promise.<br /></p>
<p>The decision to draft the history of the region, especially the freedom struggle and its rule under the autocratic Nizam of Hyderabad, was taken on September 17, 2009, when B S Yeddyurappa was chief minister. <br /><br />A year later, on the occasion of the Hyderabad-Karnataka Liberation Day celebration, Yeddyurappa announced formation of a seven-member committee, chaired by poet Dr Vasant Kushtagi.<br /><br />The Higher Education department issued an order on September 17, 2010, stating that a seven-member committee was constituted to chalk out a blueprint for the establishment of a Hyderabad-Karnataka Study Chair in Gulbarga University for drafting the history of the region.<br /><br />No official communication <br /><br />But, to this day, the university has not received any official communication. <br /><br />None of the departments concerned has extended the support nor has the government released the grants for the work, rending the committee ineffective. <br /><br />Kushtagi brought this to the notice of the chief minister in 2010, seeking infrastructure, staff and other facilities to begin the work.<br /><br />“Drafting the history of the region is a daunting task. We need a board of editors to carry out field work, writing, recording, analysing, reviewing and finally, publishing the work,” said Kushtagi. <br /><br />He suggested that a senior KAS cadre officer be appointed member-secretary of the committee.<br /><br />Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda raised the issue of writing the history of the region again during the H-K Liberation Day celebrations in September this year. <br /><br />He announced a grant of Rs 50 lakh to the committee and promised that the Hyderabad-Karnataka Development Board would assist the committee. <br /><br />The chief minister is yet to act on his promise.<br /></p>
