The 18th edition of Kalaburagi Zilla Sahitya Sammelan, a two-day literary festival organised by the district unit of Kannada Sahitya Parishat at Kamalapur, ended on Thursday with the proclamation of 10 resolutions passed in the event. District honorary secretary Shivaraj Andagi read out the resolutions in the conference hall.
Seeking steps to get international recognition for the famous Kamalapur red banana topped the resolutions passed in the conference.
The other resolutions are development of Shravanakumar Samadhi and the Dasaratha Maharaja Lake in Kamalapur, development of places of historical importance such as Manyakheta (Malkhed), Kalagi, Sannati, Nagavi, Bijanalli, Medaka, Munahalli, Holakunda, Yadrami and Ramathirtha into tourist destinations; organisation of Rasthrakuta Utsav and Nagavi Utsav by the State Government; development of government and aided Kannada schools; declaring all Lambani Tandas (hamlets) as revenue villages; construction of Kannada Bhavan in every taluk centre in the district; effective implementation of the provisions of Article 371(J) of the Constitution that accords special status to Kalyana Karnataka region; shifting the Special Cell for the implementation of Article 371(J) to Kalaburagi and establishment of a Ministry for the implementation of Article 371(J).
Earlier in the day, different sessions on various issues were held. A special session was organised to shed light on the life and work of the president of the literary fest Subhashchandra Kashetty. A Sharana writer Shivaraj Patil delivered the talk and publisher Basavaraj Konek presided over the session.
At a session on family system and challenges in change, S.S. Gubbi, Jayashree B. Chatnalli and Narendra Badasheshi spoke on different topics. Senior writer Indumati Patil presided over the session.
The valedictory session was addressed by Arali Nagaraj, a retired judge of the High Court of Karnataka, and presided over by Mr. Kashetty.
Cultural performances by different teams, especially, the Lambani Dance by Kamalapur Government Pre-University College, stole the show on the last day of the literary festival. At the end, 25 prominent people were felicitated for their valuable contributions to society in their respective fields.
