Three-day 86th Kannada literary festival inaugurated in Haveri
Haveri: The 86th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was inaugurated at the Kanaka-Shareefa platform in Haveri on Friday, with the hoisting of the national, state and Kannada Sahitya Parishat flags.
The Sammelana, which is being called by many as a 'Sahitya Nudijatre' (literature festival), was inaugurated by Labour Minister and District In-charge Minister Shivarama Hebbar; Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Dr Mahesh Joshi and District Kannada Sahitya Parishat president Lingayya B Hiremath.
Renowned poet and chairperson of the Sammelana Padma Shri Dr Doddarangegowda was brought in a procession to the dais for the inaugural event.
Police, NCC, Sevadal, Scouts and Guides cadets held the Guard of Honour.
Hemanth S K welcomed the gathering. Nagaraj Ichangi was the master of ceremony. A L Shekhasuranugi and Arun Kalappa convened the event
Kannada and Culture Minister Sunil Kumar officially welcomed Dr Doddarangegowda.
“The Sammelana has begun on schedule. The Parishat will hold several rounds of discussion on different matters related to Kannada and our culture. The government is striving to enforce the popular adage 'Kannadave Satya, Kannadave Nitya' (Kannada is the Truth, Kannada is Everlasting). The Sammelana also provides a platform for more youngsters to exhibit their talents,” the minister said.
Sunil Kumar also called upon the people to forget differences of opinion and work unitedly for land and language.
With 'Life of Harmony – the Soul of Kannada' being the theme of the Sammelana, the three-day programme will be held from January 6 to 8. Convention, poets' meet, felicitation of achievers and book exhibition will be parts of the programmes to be held at the event.
The Sammelana will also provide a platform for visitors to have a taste of North Karnataka cuisine.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
