"Any litterateur who had contributed in any of the
languages recognized by our constitution will be eligible for this award. The
award carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh. The first Kuvempu national award will
be conferred on December 29 , the birthday of Kuvempu at Kuppalli, his
birthplace. The selection will be made by a committee," said Hampa
Nagarajaiah, president of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Prathishtana, announced at a
function here on Saturday.
Chief minister Siddaramaiah, who released a compilation of
11 volumes containing Kuvempu's works, said that the icon's works should be
translated in all languages.
Support for
Kalakshetra
The chief minister also announced that the state government
would wholeheartedly support the construction of a new Kuvempu Kalakshetra, a
convention centre meeting international standards.
"Bangalore city needs such a centre. We support it.
Either you build or we in the government will do it," the chief minister
said while responding to requests made by the Prathishtana.
On the occasion, a CD containing recitals and explanations
of Kuvempu's famed work "Ramayana Darshanam" was also released while
the website of Kuvempu Prathishtana was launched.
The translated versions of the book 'Kuvempu and his
personality' in Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam languages were also released.-Source TNN
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