Siddaramaiah hails Hampana as champion of social change in literature

BENGALURU

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lauded seasoned Kannada writer Hampa Nagarajaiah, popularly known as Hampana, arsenic a literate unit committed to societal transformation.

Speaking astatine the “Hampana 90” retrospective lawsuit astatine Gandhi Bhavan connected Saturday, Mr. Siddaramaiah appreciated Hampana for surviving a purposeful beingness dedicated to socially conscious literature.

“Hampana is not conscionable a writer; helium is an cause of change. His committedness to Kannada lit and nine is immense,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said. He highlighted Hampana’s roles arsenic a scholar, orator, academic, and erstwhile president of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat, underscoring his contributions to language, literate criticism, linguistics, and children’s literature.

Mr. Siddaramaiah besides commended Hampana’s tenure arsenic manager of the Kannada Studies Centre and his dedication to nurturing the literate community. Acknowledging the literate contributions of his wife, Kamala Hampana, Siddaramaiah called the mates a “remarkable literate duo.”