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Kasargod : A Kerala-Karnataka Literary Festival and the  Birth Centenary of the veteran Kannada writer and activist Kayyara Kinhanna Rai  were celebrated in the town on January 25, Saturday. DH Shankeramurthi, Chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council inaugurated the Festival.

Former Karnataka chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda who was present as a chief guest, laid the foundation for a Kannada village. In his address, Gowda said Kannada and Malayalam had a very close relationship  and also assured Rs 10 lakh from his MLC fund for a Kannada Bhavan planned in Kasargod.

Kannada Chalavali Vatal Party President Vatal Nagaraj presided over the conference.

SI Bhavikatti, Deputy Director of Mysore Rangayana, Dr Manubaligar, writer, Harikrishna Punaroor, former Kannada Sahitya Parishat president, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, DK District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President, Shivaram Kasargod, President of Karavali Cultural Foundation, SL Bharadwaj and others were present.