Dharwad: The 84th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana got off to a rousing start in Dharwad on Friday, with the Sammelana Chairperson Dr. Chandrashekar Kambara being taken in a procession from Karnataka College to University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) campus, the venue of the meet.
Dr. Kambara, his wife Satyabhama and Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Manu Baligar were brought in a five kilometre procession to the venue in a decorated silver-coloured chariot, amid cheers from thousands of people who had gathered all along the route.






