<p class="bodytext">Within three years, Kannada language will be made a model and the finest language, with help of technology, Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“A language will develop, the more we nurture it,” he said, after inaugurating the 87th Sahitya Sammelan organised at Amruthavarshini hall as part of the Lakshadeepotsava celebrations in Dharmasthala.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The deputy chief minister also declared that the next world Kannada literary conference will be held in Shivamogga in 2020.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof B A Viveka Rai, former vice chancellor of Kannada University, presided over the Sammelan. He said that both literature and a writer will never be outdated. “They will be relevant at all times. Well-known writers Karanth, Bendre Kuvempu and Basavanna, among others, and their literary works remain relevant today,” he pointed out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade said that a life without values is like a body without a soul. “We must lead a life on the strong foundation of values cherished by society. When writers and their writing reflect values, it is possible to build a society that is culturally rich and idealistic,” he said.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Within three years, Kannada language will be made a model and the finest language, with help of technology, Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“A language will develop, the more we nurture it,” he said, after inaugurating the 87th Sahitya Sammelan organised at Amruthavarshini hall as part of the Lakshadeepotsava celebrations in Dharmasthala.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The deputy chief minister also declared that the next world Kannada literary conference will be held in Shivamogga in 2020.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prof B A Viveka Rai, former vice chancellor of Kannada University, presided over the Sammelan. He said that both literature and a writer will never be outdated. “They will be relevant at all times. Well-known writers Karanth, Bendre Kuvempu and Basavanna, among others, and their literary works remain relevant today,” he pointed out.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier, Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade said that a life without values is like a body without a soul. “We must lead a life on the strong foundation of values cherished by society. When writers and their writing reflect values, it is possible to build a society that is culturally rich and idealistic,” he said.</p>
