Mysuru: K Kalyan Lyricist, Dr T K Venkatachala Shastry, Dr M B Krishna Murthy S R Gopal Rao were felicitated by the Sharada Vidya Peetam Trust at the Institute of Engineering auditorium, Mysuru on Sunday.

Kalyan said that the impact of western and other languages has not been felt on Kannada songs and music so far,  and the quality of Kannada songs has been maintained by the efforts of eminent writers, who are trying their best to give good songs to music lovers.

Speaking on the improvement in Kannada films, Kalyan said, “The internet has provided an opportunity to Kannada writers and composers to  observe the development across the world and upgrade themselves”. He added, “Earlier  only 20-30 movies were made in a year,and all the technicians and artistes gave of their best, whereas now there were many opportunities and less time so they are not getting sufficient time to give of their best”.