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more-inThe decision to hold the third Vishwa Kannada Sammelana (World Kannada convention) in Davanagere in December has drawn opposition from some quarters. “The Centre is trying to impose Hindi while Kannada schools are closing because of the domination of English-medium schools. On Saturday, M.
Lakshminarayana, Special Officer to Vishwa Kannada Sammelana and Secretary in the Department of Kannada, Culture and Information, met officials in Davanagere in connection with the event. But, noted writer Chandrashekara Patil and former Kannada Sahitya Parishat president finds it is unwise to hold the gala event amidst a severe drought. Mr.
Siddaramaiah has convened a meeting of writers and intellectuals on Tuesday to discuss the modalities of the event..