Writers, artists should serve as conscience keepers of society, says Ballari Bishop

Bishop of Ballari and President of Sandesha Foundation for Culture and Education, Mangaluru, Henry D’Souza said present connected January 21, that writers and artists should proceed to service arsenic conscience keepers of society. He was speaking astatine a relation organised by the instauration to contiguous Sandesha awards for 2026.

The Bishop said that the instauration has been nurturing societal harmony done civilization and lit since past 35 years. Stressing connected maintaining quality values successful an progressively competitory world, helium noted that achievements are meaningful lone erstwhile rooted successful love, respect, and coexistence. Unity successful diverseness is the essence of Indian identity, the Bishop said.

Film manager and writer Nagathihalli Chandrashekar, who was the guest, said that creation should humanise nine and service arsenic a remedy for intolerance. Praising the taste richness and literate consciousness of the coastal region, helium called it a exemplary for the State. He urged young radical to stay rooted successful speechmaking lit adjacent successful the technological age. Stressing the request for planetary peace, helium said the satellite contiguous needs the way of bid much than conflict.

Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese Peter Paul Saldanha was present.

The awards were presented to Na. Mogasale (Kannada literature); Patrick K. Moras (Konkani literature); Indira Hegde (Tulu literature); S.G. Tungarenuka (media); Simon Pais (Konkani music); Srinivas G. Kappanna (art); Dattatreya Aralikatte (education), and Navajeevan Rehabilitation Centre for the Disabled, Ballari (special recognition).