<p>It is the duty of all Kannadigas to preserve the rich culture of Karnataka, said Zilla Panchayat member M Krishnamurthy. He was speaking after hoisting the Kannada flag during Kannada Rajyothsava, celebrations organised by Kadamba Yuvaka Samskrithika mattu Kreeda Sangha at Nehru Circle in Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Gram Panchayat President Krishnappa said that Kannadigas should use Kannada in day today activities. A language develops with its usage. Everyone should develop a mentality to love, respect and nurture Kannada.<br /><br />Gram Panchayat Vice President Savitha Krishnaswamy said that Kannada language which has a rich legacy of more than two thousand years has been getting a blow with the increasing obsession of parents towards English medium schools. <br /><br />Gram Panchayat member Mohandas said that the cultural organisations have a great role to play for popularising Kannada culture. <br /><br />Retired teacher H Puttaswamy, Kadamba Samskrithika mattu Kreeda Sangha President Navin and others took part. The portrait of Bhuvaneshwari Devi was taken out in a procession. Dollu Kunita, Veeragase, Drum set, Chitte Mela and other teams added colours to the procession.<br /><br /></p>
<p>It is the duty of all Kannadigas to preserve the rich culture of Karnataka, said Zilla Panchayat member M Krishnamurthy. He was speaking after hoisting the Kannada flag during Kannada Rajyothsava, celebrations organised by Kadamba Yuvaka Samskrithika mattu Kreeda Sangha at Nehru Circle in Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Gram Panchayat President Krishnappa said that Kannadigas should use Kannada in day today activities. A language develops with its usage. Everyone should develop a mentality to love, respect and nurture Kannada.<br /><br />Gram Panchayat Vice President Savitha Krishnaswamy said that Kannada language which has a rich legacy of more than two thousand years has been getting a blow with the increasing obsession of parents towards English medium schools. <br /><br />Gram Panchayat member Mohandas said that the cultural organisations have a great role to play for popularising Kannada culture. <br /><br />Retired teacher H Puttaswamy, Kadamba Samskrithika mattu Kreeda Sangha President Navin and others took part. The portrait of Bhuvaneshwari Devi was taken out in a procession. Dollu Kunita, Veeragase, Drum set, Chitte Mela and other teams added colours to the procession.<br /><br /></p>