Glowing tributes were paid to poet laureate Kuvempu on the occasion of his 119 birth anniversary in Mysuru on Friday with dignitaries recalling his message to the society.
Participating in the ‘Vishwa Manava Day’ organised by Mysuru district administration and Department of Kannada and Culture at Kalamandira in the city, former Minister and JD(S) MLA representing Chamundeshwari assembly constituency said Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa or Kuvempu opposed casteism and meaningless rituals.
With his message of “universal man”, Kuvempu was an icon of peace, harmony and wellbeing in the society.