Karnataka govt postpones Kannada Sahitya Sammelana

The government on Friday decided to postpone the 86th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, the flagship literary event scheduled to be held on February 26 at Haveri.

“It has been decided to temporarily postpone the event,” Kannada and Culture Minister Aravind Limbavali said. “Preparations for the event at Haveri are incomplete. Also, with many people attending turnig up for the convention, following Covid-19 regulations will be difficult,” he said.

“Since new Covid-19 guidelines are expected to be out by the end of February, a meeting will be held on March 9 to fix a new date for the Sahitya Sammelana,” Limbavali said.

The 86th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, under the presidency of poet Doddarange Gowda, was to be held from February 26 to 28 at Haveri.

The postponement of the event was decided at a meeting Limbavali held with Law and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Agriculture Minister B C Patil, Horticulture Minister R Shankar, MLA Nehru Olekar - all from the Haveri district - and Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Manu Baligar.