Keep writing to showcase lacunae in society and record differences with majority: Jnanpith awardee Damodar Mauzo

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Jnanpith awardee Damodar Mauzo speaking astatine  the felicitation ceremonial  of writer   and Kendra Sahitya Academy awardee Siddalinga Pattanashetti successful  Dharwad connected  Sunday.

Jnanpith awardee Damodar Mauzo speaking astatine the felicitation ceremonial of writer and Kendra Sahitya Academy awardee Siddalinga Pattanashetti successful Dharwad connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Jnanpith awardee Damodar Mauzo said that it was important to support penning to showcase lacunae successful the nine and to grounds our differences with the bulk and past lone an awakening was possible.

He was speaking astatine the felicitation and enactment programme of writer and Kendra Sahitya Academy awardee Siddalinga Pattanashetti, organised by Progressive Cultural Association of India (PCAI) successful Dharwad connected Sunday.

Mr. Mauzo said that each the languages successful the region were great. “We should not cull immoderate language, but imposition of immoderate connection volition make problems. The young writers should imbibe the values of their contented and marque efforts to physique caller things,” helium said.

Literature pertaining to the voiceless and the commoners belonging to the little strata of the nine would stay successful the nationalist domain for long, helium said.

Mr. Mauzo described Prof. Pattanashetti arsenic a writer who became a span betwixt assorted Indian languages and upheld plurality.

Speaking connected the poesy of Prof. Pattanashetti, convenor of Book Brahma Devu Pattar highlighted however imaginative Prof. Pattanashetti’s poems were and said that it was his speciality. “Prof. Pattanahsetti’s poesy is simply a postulation of imageries and alteration and improvement tin beryllium noticed successful his poerty. He has ever maintained region from those successful powerfulness and has not remained soundless erstwhile it was clip to condemn mistakes,” helium said.

Writer Prajna Mattihalli said that Prof. Pattanashetti’s prose endeared itself to the readers due to the fact that the writer did not indulge successful neither excessively overmuch praise nor excessively overmuch criticism.

Theatre activistic Shirish Joshi spoke connected the writer’s plays.

Responding to the felicitation, Prof. Pattanashetti emphasied the request for the young writers to work voraciously arsenic it would assistance them advancement arsenic a writer. “It is besides important for you to grounds the beingness experiences of the commoners,” helium said.

Presiding implicit the function, Advisor to ‘Janajagruti Abhiyana’ said that Prof. Pattanashetti had ever supported programmes with progressive objectives. Mallu Huded made introductory remarks.

Hema Pattanashetti, Sunithkumar Shetty, Alaka Rao, Kalakesh S. and others were present. The consequent enactment programme with the writer was coordinated by Sunanda Kadame and Vittal Dalawai.

Published - December 14, 2025 08:52 p.m. IST

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