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Writers, academicians and societal activists who gathered successful Kalaburagi connected Tuesday to observe the sixth decease day of noted revolutionary writer Chennanna Walikar urged the State authorities to found a instauration successful his name, headquartered successful Kalaburagi.
Speaking astatine the commemorative programme organised astatine the Government First Grade Degree College and Postgraduate Centre (Autonomous), elder writer and Karnataka Sahitya Academy subordinate Siddarama Honkal said that Chennanna Walikar was among the astir almighty rebel voices successful the Kannada literate contented who consistently articulated the symptom and struggles of the astir marginalised sections of society.
“The State authorities has established the Siddayya Puranik Pratishtan successful Koppal and the Basavaraj Kattimani Pratishtan successful Belagavi to beforehand the survey of works by those writers. Chennanna Walikar’s literate contributions, which are arsenic significant, person been ignored. The State indispensable found a instauration successful his sanction successful Kalaburagi, his location district,” Mr. Honkal said successful his inaugural address.
Senior writer Swamirao Kulkarni, presiding implicit the event, said that sustained efforts are being made to property the State authorities to recognise Walikar’s publication done a dedicated foundation. He pointed retired that though the State has acceptable up 27 foundations successful the names of salient literate and societal figures, lone one, the Siddayya Puranik Pratishtan, is located successful the Kalyana Karnataka region.
“This does not mean the portion lacks literate giants. It has many. Yet, successive governments person neglected them. This reflects a continued indifference towards Kalyana Karnataka,” helium said and added that Walikar’s writings played a important relation successful raising consciousness among oppressed communities and inspiring absorption against exploitation and injustice.
Principal of a Pre-University College and a subordinate of the Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara, B.H. Niragudi, who was the main guest, drew attraction to what helium described arsenic persistent factual errors successful schoolhouse textbooks regarding Walikar’s life. He said that contempt repeated representations, incorrect accusation astir the poet’s birthplace continues to look successful textbooks.
Chennanna Walikar was calved and raised successful Shankarawadi colony adjacent Shahabad successful Kalaburagi district. However, textbooks initially mentioned Raichur district. After repeated objections, this was changed to different incorrect notation stating that helium was from Chittapur taluk of Yadgir district. Students crossed the State are inactive being taught this incorrect information, helium said.
Mr. Niragudi said that efforts are nether mode astatine the Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara to bring retired the collected works of neglected writers from the Kalyana Karnataka region.
“As portion of this initiative, we are publishing the collected works of Chennanna Walikar, Shantarasa and Geetha Nagabhushan,” helium said.
Delivering a peculiar lecture, main of the Government First Grade Degree College, Kamalapur, Amrita Kataka described Walikar arsenic a uncommon writer who redefined literate engagement. Born into economical hardship and societal marginalisation, she said, Walikar’s poems powerfully captured themes of discrimination, injustice, oppression and exploitation.
“His writings did not simply picture suffering. They impulse the oppressed to defy injustice and enactment towards a much humane and egalitarian society,” she said and recalled that Walikar was besides an progressive subordinate successful societal movements.
“If determination were immoderate agitation, protestation and conflict against immoderate societal discrimination, economical exploitation oregon biology injustice, helium was contiguous with his accepted drum, singing revolutionary songs and mobilising radical to rise their voices,” she added.
Principal of the Government First Grade (Autonomous) Degree College, Savitha Tiwari, and the poet’s woman Siddamma, among others, were present.
