Mysuru: The 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, scheduled to be held from Nov. 24 to 26 is the first one to be held in the 21st century in Mysuru. It is being held after a gap of 27 years and noted writer Prof. Chandrashekhara Patil, known widely as Champa, will be the President of the Sammelana.
Patil is the foremost voices of the “Bandaya” Movement. He had also served as Chairman of Kannada Development Authority. He had returned the State government’s highest literary honour Pampa Award protesting against the killing of scholar Prof. M.M. Kalburgi two years ago.
