Literature plays an important role in shaping society: Mythic Society Secretary

Mythic Society Honorary Secretary S. Ravi connected January 10, said lit plays a important relation successful shaping society.

Delivering the keynote code astatine the inauguration of the 8th variation of the Mangaluru Lit Fest, organised by Bharat Foundation, Mr. Ravi said intelligence maturation is imaginable done speechmaking and reflection. Literary fests play a captious relation successful fostering captious reasoning and creativity among the youth, helium said.

Shatavadhani R. Ganesh said universities and teachers are liable for ensuring that languages bash not get sidelined. In assemblage curricula, summaries of stories and poems are taught alternatively of in-depth explanations. He said existent knowing comes from heavy analysis, enhancing some the values and the language.

Stating that his remarks should not beryllium misunderstood, Mr. Ganesh noted that portion summaries of poets similar Pampa, D.V.G. and Kuvempu are taught, heavy survey is lacking. One needs to recognize values. Values mean knowing oneself; they explicit what facts cannot, helium said.

The lawsuit was inaugurated with the pulling of the ‘Saraswathi Ratha’. Historian and writer Meenakshi Jain and Bharat Foundation trustee Brijesh Chowta were present. Tributes were paid to S.L. Bhyrappa and Nitte Vinaya Hegde, who passed distant recently.

Exploring values

At the inaugural session, Ajakkala Girish Bhat and Shatavadhani R. Ganesh engaged successful a dialog connected the taxable “Exploring Values Through Literature.” Mr. Ganesh stated, “In the corporate consciousness of Akhanda Bharat, values are contiguous not lone successful lit but successful each forms of art. Values conveyed done lit reside successful the way of Dhwani (suggestion) and Rasa (essence/emotion). Sensitivity cannot beryllium heightened done the intellect alone; it requires emotion (bhava).”