Mysuru will play host to the mega event for the fifth time. The city has already hosted four Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelanas — 1917, 1930, 1955 and 1990 — and also the first Vishwa Kannada Sammelana in 1986.
The 102-year-old Kannada Sahitya Parishat, founded by the then king of Mysore State, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, has so far organised 82 Akhila Bharatha Sahitya Sammelanas. It has been skipped during 19 years, due to various reasons, while it was held twice during two years — 1981 (Chikkamagaluru and Madikeri) and 1990 (Hubballi and Mysuru).
