Poet Kanavi lauds Kannada teachers

Dharwad: Poet

Channaveera Kanavi

called for the need to recognize

Kannada

primary schoolteachers for their role in promoting

children’s literature

.

Speaking at a function to present the

Karnatak Bal Vikas Academy

awards at

Karnatak Vidyavardhaka Sangha

Hall here on Thursday, Kanavi said that the government and Academy should encourage literature produced by children. He regretted that literary organizations, including Bandaya Sahitya, did not do much to promote children’s literature and chided progressive writers for ignoring the genre.

Dharwad district in-charge minister,

Vinay Kulkarni

presented the awards.

Minister for Kannada and culture, Umashree and chairperson of Karnataka Book Authority Vasundhara Bhupatil also spoke on the occasion.