Kannada Sahitya Sammelana

The Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (lit.'Kannada Literature Conference') is the premier gathering of writers, poets and Kannadigas. It is held with the aim of preserving and developing the Kannada language, its literature, art, culture and music. It was started in 1915 by H. V. Nanjundaiah and held at Bangalore.[1] It used to be inaugurated by prominent writers and poets from 1915 to 1948. Since then it has been inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Karnataka. The Kannada Sahitya Parishat is responsible for holding the gathering.

Kannada Sahitya Sammelana
85th Sahitya Sammelana logo
GenreKannada literature
Frequency1 year
Location(s)Various
Years active109
Inaugurated1915
Most recentFebruary 2023 in Haveri
Next eventDecember 2023 in Mandya
Patron(s)Karnataka Government
Websitekasapa.in/sahithyasammelana.htm

Recently held

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The 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held from 24 to 26 November in Mysore. Chandrashekar Patil, popularly known as Champa, was the president that year(2017). The 84th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sammelana was held at Dharwad during January 2019 when Chandrashekara Kambara was the president. The 85th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held in February 2020 at Kalburgi and H. S. Venkateshamurthy held the presidency of this event.[citation needed]

List of conferences

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No. Date Place President Ref.
1st 3–6 May 1915 Bangalore H. V. Nanjundaiah
2nd 6–8 May 1916 Bangalore H. V. Nanjundaiah
3rd 8–10 June 1917 Mysore H. V. Nanjundaiah
4th 11–13 May 1918 Dharwad R. Narasimhachar
5th 6–8 May 1919 Hassan Karpura Srinivasa Rao
6th 20–21 June 1920 Hospet Rodda Srinivasa Rao
7th 19–21 May 1921 Chikmagalur K. P. Puttanna Chetty
8th 12–13 May 1922 Davanagere M. Venkatakrishnaiah
9th 21–23 May 1923 Bijapur Siddhanti Shivashankara Shastry
10th 16–18 May 1924 Kolar H. Krishna Sastri
11th 9–11 May 1925 Belgaum Benegal Rama Rau
12th 22–24 May 1926 Ballari Phakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti
13th 19–21 May 1927 Mangalore R. Thathacharya
14th 1–3 June 1928 Kalaburagi B. M. Srikantaiah
15th 12–14 May 1929 Belgaum Masti Venkatesha Iyengar
16th 5–7 October 1930 Mysore Aluru Venkata Rao
17th 28–30 December 1931 Karwar Muliya Timmappaiah
18th 28–30 December 1932 Madikeri D. V. Gundappa
19th 29–31 December 1933 Hubli Y. Nagesha Shashtry
20th 28–30 December 1934 Raichur Panje Mangesh Rao
21st 26–28 December 1935 Mumbai N. S. Subbarao
22nd 29–31 December 1937 Jamkhandi Bellave Venkatanaranappa
23rd 29–31 December 1938 Bellary R. R. Diwakar
24th 25–28 December 1939 Belgaum Mudaveedu Krishnarao
25th 27–29 December 1940 Dharwad Y. Chandrashekhara Shastry
26th 27–29 December 1941 Hyderabad A. R. Krishnashastry
27th 26–28 January 1943 Shimoga D. R. Bendre
28th 28–30 December 1944 Rabakavi S. S. Basavanala
29th 26–28 December 1945 Madras T. P. Kailasam
30th 7–9 May 1947 Harapanahalli C. K. Venkataramaiah
31st 29–31 December 1948 Kasaragod T. T. Sharma
32nd 5–7 March 1949 Kalaburagi Channappa Uttangi
33rd 24–26 May 1950 Sollapur M. R. Srinivasamurthy
34th 26–28 December 1951 Mumbai M. Govinda Pai
35th 16–18 May 1952 Belur S. C. Nandimata
36th 26–28 December 1954 Kumta V. Seetharamaiah
37th 10–12 June 1955 Mysore K. Shivaram Karanth
38th 25–27 December 1956 Raichur Sriranga
39th 7–9 May 1957 Dharwad Kuvempu
40th 18–20 January 1958 Ballari V. K. Gokak
41st 11–13 February 1960 Bidar D. L. Narasimhachar
42nd 27–29 December 1960 Manipal A. N. Krishna Rao
43rd 27–29 December 1961 Gadag K. G. Kundanagara
44th 28–30 December 1963 Siddaganga R. S. Mugali
45th 10–12 May 1965 Karwar Kadengodlu Shankara Bhat
46th 26–28 May 1967 Shravanabelagola A. N. Upadhye
47th 27–29 December 1970 Bangalore Javare Gowda
48th 31 May–2 June 1971 Mandya Jayadevi Taayi Ligade
49th 11–13 December 1976 Shimoga S. V. Ranganna
50th 23–25 April 1978 Delhi G. P. Rajarathnam
51st 9–11 March 1979 Dharmasthala Gopalakrishna Adiga
52nd 7–10 February 1980 Belgaum Basavaraj Kattimani
53rd 13–15 March 1981 Chikmagalur P. T. Narasimhachar
54th 27–30 November 1981 Madikeri Shankara Bala Dixit Joshi
55th 23–26 December 1982 Sirsi Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar
56th 23–25 March 1984 Kaivara A. N. Murthy Rao
57th 3–6 April 1985 Bidar H. M. Nayak
58th 29 October–1 November 1987 Kalaburagi Siddaiah Puranik
59th 16–18 February 1990 Hubli R. C. Hiremath
60th 28–30 November 1990 Mysore K. S. Narasimhaswamy
61st 9–12 January 1992 Davanagere G. S. Shivarudrappa
62nd 5–7 February 1993 Koppala Simpi Linganna
63rd 11–13 February 1994 Mandya Chaduranga
64th 3–5 June 1995 Mudhol H. L. Nagegowda
65th 21–24 December 1996 Hassan Chennaveera Kanavi
66th 11–14 December 1997 Mangalore Kayyar Kinhanna Rai
67th 11–14 February 1999 Kanakapura S. L. Bhyrappa
68th 24–26 June 2000 Bagalkote Shantadevi Malavada
69th 15–17 February 2002 Tumkur U. R. Ananthamurthy [2]
70th 7–9 March 2003 Belgaum Patil Puttappa
71st 18–21 December 2003 Moodabidri Kamala Hampana
72nd 27–29 January 2006 Bidar Shantharasa
73rd 20–23 December 2007 Shimoga K. S. Nissar Ahmed
74th 12–15 December 2008 Udupi L. S. Sheshagiri Rao
75th 4–6 February 2009 Chitradurga L. Basavaraju
76th 19–21 February 2010 Gadaga Geetha Nagabhushan
77th 4–6 February 2011 Bangalore G. Venkatasubbaiah
78th 9–11 December 2011 Gangavati C. P. Krishnakumar
79th 9–11 February 2013 Bijapur Ko Channabasappa
80th 7–9 January 2014 Kodagu Na D'Souza
81st 31 January–3 February 2015 Shravanabelagola Siddalingaiah [3]
82nd 2–4 December 2016 Raichur Baraguru Ramachandrappa [4]
83rd 24–26 November 2017 Mysore Chandrashekhar Patil
84th 4–6 January 2019 Dharwad Chandrashekhara Kambara
85th 5–7 February 2020 Kalaburagi H. S. Venkateshamurthy [5]
86th 23–25 January 2023 Haveri Doddarangegowda[6] [7]
87th December 2023 Mandya (Not yet selected) [8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hunasavadi, Srikanth (29 January 2009). "Sahitya Parishat can do with more funds". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Sammlean urges govt to work for merger of Kasargod". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Siddalingaiah to chair 81st Kannada lit fest". Deccan Herald. 20 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Stage set for 82nd Akhila Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelana".
  5. ^ "H.S. Venkateshamurthy to preside over 85th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana". The Hindu. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Doddarangegowda to preside over sahitya sammelana". The Hindu. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. ^ "ಹಾವೇರಿಗೆ 86ನೇ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ ಆತಿಥ್ಯ". Vijaya Karnataka.
  8. ^ "Mandya to host 87th Sahitya Sammelana in December this year". The Hindu. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.