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The valedictory of the Classical Kannada Nityotsava online lecture series, conducted continuously for 52 weeks arsenic portion of the 69th Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrations, was held astatine the Centre of Excellence for Studies successful Classical Kannada (CESCK) astatine the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) present connected Monday (November 10).
Noted student Prof. Rahamat Tarikere, CIIL Deputy Director Prof. P.R. Dharmesh Fernandes, Prof. N.M. Talawar, Project Director, CESCK, and Dr. Chalapathi, Senior Fellow, were contiguous connected the occasion.
In his valedictory address, Prof. Tarikere delivered an extended lecture structured into 4 themes — inclusiveness, expansion, transformation, and autonomy successful Kannada lit and research.
He emphasised that erstwhile conducting probe successful Kannada, it is indispensable for scholars to recognize the breadth of what the tract includes, and highlighted the urgent request for deeper probe successful areas specified arsenic painting, architecture, music, philosophy, and folklore wrong Kannada studies.
Prof. Tarikere advocated digitising the 50 volumes of Tattvapada (mystic poetry) and revising and reprinting Kannada dictionaries. The taste contributions of Kannada diaspora communities should besides beryllium recognised and documented, helium added.
Concluding his address, Prof. Tarikere made a beardown lawsuit for granting autonomy to CESCK, stating that lone done autonomy tin the centre efficaciously undertake high-quality probe successful Classical Kannada.
