Kannada university, Hampi, conferred Nadoja award on Bengaluru-based Homeopathy practitioner Dr B T Rudresh during Nudi Habba (convocation), recently.
Delivering the convocation address, Justice N Kumar, retired judge of Karnataka High Court said that there is a need for introspection by all Kannadigas and the government about the decline in the use of Kannada in state. “We have to have a concrete programme to re-establish the primacy of Kannada.”
Justice Kumar said that Kannada University can play a vital role in ensuring Kannada regain its lost glory by conducting a study to understand the hurdles in the growth of Kannada and suggest steps to set things right.
Higher Education Minister, also the Pro-Chancellor, Basavaraj Rayareddy, Vice Chancellor of Kannada University Mallika Ghanti and others were present.
Published 22 April 2017, 19:52 IST