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The Department of English and Foreign Languages astatine the Central University of Karnataka will, successful collaboration with Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, organise a one-day symposium connected Kannada Jnanpith grant winners astatine the assemblage auditorium connected Thursday.
Releasing a brochure for the symposium connected Tuesday connected the assemblage campus, Vice-Chancellor Battu Satyanarayana said that Karnataka has produced 8 Jnanpith grant winners whose writings bespeak a unsocial synthesis of contented and modernity.
He noted that the celebrated authors person evolved distinctive literate languages and expressions portion remaining rooted successful their taste individuality and achieving planetary relevance.
Head of the Department of English and Foreign Languages Basavaraj Donur said that Kannada Jnanpith grant winners person made important contributions to Indian lit done innovative literate techniques, philosophical insights and culturally grounded creator expressions.
He said that the symposium volition facilitate discussions connected their engagement with literate traditions, responses to assemblage and post-colonial modernity, usage of folklore and indigenous cognition systems and their power connected modern Indian literate discourse.
Dean of the School of Humanities and Languages Vikram Visaji said that Karnataka occupies a distinguished spot successful India’s literate and taste past and that the writings of Kannada Jnanpith laureates person enriched some Kannada and Indian literature.
Through their originative genius, philosophical extent and engagement with societal and taste realities, they person transformed literate traditions and developed caller modes of expression, helium added.
The organisers said that the symposium volition beryllium expected to beforehand interdisciplinary discussions and fortify literate assistance related to Kannada and Indian literature. Scholars, students and lit enthusiasts person been invited to enactment successful the event.
