The Kannada Sahitya Sammelana () is the premier gathering of writers, poets and

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. It is held with the aim of preserving and developing the

Kannada language Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native ...

, its literature, art, culture and music. It was started in 1915 by

H. V. Nanjundaiah Hebbalalu Velpanur Nanjundaiah (1860 – 1920) was the acting Diwan of Mysore, founder and first Vice Chancellor of the University of Mysore, senior judge of the Mysore State High Court and founding president of the Kannada Sahitya Sammelana. ...

and held at

Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...

. It used to be inaugurated by prominent writers and poets from 1915 to 1948. Since then it has been inaugurated by the

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. The

Kannada Sahitya Parishat Kannada Saahithya Parishath ( kn, ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು, Kannaḍa Sāhitya Pariṣattu; ) is an Indian non-profit organisation that promotes the Kannada language and its literature. Its headquarters are ...

is responsible for holding the gathering.

Recently held

83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held from 24 to 26 November in

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

. Chandrashekar Patil popularly known as Champa was the president this year(2017). 84th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sammelana held at Dharwad during January 2019 Chandrashekara Kambara was the president. The 85th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held in February 2020 at

Kalburgi Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kalaburagi district and is the largest city in the region of North Karnataka (Kalyana-Karnataka). Kalaburagi is 6 ...

and

H. S. Venkateshamurthy Doctor (title), Dr. Hodigere Srinivas Venkateshamurthyhttps://kn.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%8E%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%8D.%E0%B2%8E%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D.%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%82%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E0 ...

held the presidency of this event.

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Recently held

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