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Minister for Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs, Legislation, and Tourism H.K. Patil has said that the State authorities would see instituting an grant successful the sanction of writer Surendra Dani, who was known for unbiased journalism and followed Gandhian principles passim his life.
He was speaking astatine the commencement centenary celebrations of TSR awardee Surendra Dani astatine Sawai Gandharva Hall present connected Saturday. Sri Surendra Dani Birth Centenary Committee organised the lawsuit successful which respective elder journalists attended.
Recalling his relation with the journalist, Mr. Patil described Mr. Dani arsenic a simple, principled idiosyncratic who followed Gandhian values passim his life. “His thoughts and views stay adjacent much applicable today,” helium said.
Veteran writer Narayan Ghalagi said that though helium differed with Mr. Dani connected immoderate issues, helium learnt a batch from him.
Writer Shamsundar Bidarkundi said the committee would beryllium conducting assorted programmes successful his representation successful the days to travel arsenic portion of centenary celebrations.
Releasing the publication that chronicled the beingness and works of Surendra Dani, Former Member of Parliament and his one-time adjacent subordinate I.G. Sanadi briefed astir the contents of the book, which helium said, threw airy connected assorted facets of the seasoned journalist’s life.
Senior writer Babu Krishnamurthy and different guests reflected connected Dani’s nonrecreational integrity, dedication to journalism, and contributions to the tract of Kannada journalism.
Earlier, the dignitaries from Pranavananda Theertha of Advaita Vidyashrama, Hubballi, offered floral tributes to the representation of Surendra Dani.
In the consequent sessions Srinivas Wadappi, Bharati Joshi and Srikrishna Sampgaonkar spoke on Mr. Dani’s literate works, his achievements and his emotion for ‘Gamaka’.
In the concluding ceremony, elder journalists Venkat Narayan, Arunkumar Habbu, Vishwanath Kulkarni, Mohan Hegde, Bandu Kulkarni, Mallikarjun Siddannavar, advocator Sudhindra Deshpande recalled their relation with Surendra Dani and gave suggestions connected organising assorted activities peculiarly for the young journalists.
