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Senior writer and taste thinker Professor K. Maralusiddappa asserted that Kannada indispensable beryllium accorded the highest designation and warned that specified authorities patronage would not beryllium capable to fortify the language.
Addressing the 34th convocation (Nudi Habba) of Kannada University, Hampi, held astatine the ‘Navaranga’ open-air theatre successful the Vidyaranya field connected February 24, Prof. Maralusiddappa said the thought of gathering an egalitarian nine depended importantly connected strengthening authorities schools. He observed that, successful agrarian Karnataka, authorities schools relation not simply arsenic acquisition institutions but arsenic taste centres of colony beingness and are important to realising the societal aspirations enshrined successful the Constitution.
While acknowledging that nary 1 could entity to learning English arsenic a language, helium cautioned against promoting English arsenic the mean of acquisition astatine the outgo of determination languages. Referring to the government’s determination to upgrade astir 700 schools into Karnataka Public Schools (KPS), oregon ‘magnet schools’, helium expressed interest implicit reports that neighbouring colony superior schools mightiness beryllium permanently closed to consolidate resources. If specified decisions led to shutting down section schools, helium said, it would magnitude to a regressive step.
Prof. Maralusiddappa besides questioned whether the existent tone of federalism was being upheld successful the country. Though the Constitution recognises India arsenic a Union of States, helium said decentralisation is the lifeblood of federalism and echoed Mahatma Gandhi’s conception of Gram Swaraj. However, helium noted that governance successful autarkic India appeared to beryllium moving progressively towards centralisation, with ‘high command’ civilization prevailing crossed governmental parties.
‘Contribute to nation-building’
In his statesmanlike address, Governor and Chancellor Thaawar Chand Gehlot called upon Ph.D. and post-graduate graduates to lend to nation-building arsenic India advances towards becoming a developed federation by 2047. He said India was poised to look arsenic a ‘Vishwa guru’, and urged educated younker to use their cognition for the country’s development.
The Governor emphasised the request to beforehand Kannada cognition astatine nationalist and planetary levels, and suggested that invaluable Kannada works beryllium translated into Hindi and English. He said Kannada University should instrumentality the pb successful bringing the intelligence wealthiness of the connection to a wider audience. Noting that the university’s work helping has brought retired implicit 1,700 books, helium said greater efforts were needed to marque large Kannada works accessible beyond the State.
Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar, who conferred Ph.D. degrees, said the contented of module and administrative unit shortages astatine the assemblage would beryllium discussed with the Chief Minister. He acknowledged fiscal constraints and said the authorities had extended support, including clearing pending energy dues and sanctioning an further ₹2 crore assistance this year. A Cabinet sub-committee, helium added, was examining the broader fiscal and staffing challenges faced by universities.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. D.V. Paramashivamurthy welcomed the gathering and highlighted the university’s achievements. Registrar Prof. Virupaksha Pujarahalli, Director of Academics Prof. Amaresh Yatagal and different elder officials were present.
Writer C. Mahadevappa and State Information Commissioner H.C. Sathyan were conferred with the Nadoja honorary grade astatine the convocation. Another writer and communist person G. Ramakrishna, who was besides selected for the honour, did not crook up.
