Minister for Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi on Tuesday said that the department will be celebrating the golden jubilee of the renaming of the State [as Karnataka] as a festival with year-long programmes being planned to celebrate of the spirit of Kannada and Kannadigas. There is no dearth of funds for the purpose, he added.
Addressing a press conference Dharwad after chairing a Belagavi Division review meeting of Kannada and Culture officials and litterateurs in Dharwad on Tuesday, the Minister said that Karnataka@50 is being celebrated under the theme, Hesarayitu Karnataka, Usiragali Kannada.
Already, the department has held two meetings, one in Bengaluru and the other in Dharwad, for eliciting public opinion on celebrating the golden jubilee. On August 28, a similar meeting will be held in Kalaburagi and on September 4, in Mysuru, he said.
