Multi-lingual writers have made significant contribution to Kannada, says writer-critic
Writer and critic Basavaraj Jagajampi praised the significant contributions of multi-lingual writers to Kannada literature during a felicitation event for Sarjoo Katkar. The event highlighted the role of translation and cultural exchange in enriching regional literary traditions.
Why it matters
Recognizing multi-lingual literary contributions fosters cultural integration and preserves regional linguistic heritage.
The contribution of multi-lingual writers to Kannada is very significant. They introduce the cultures of both language speakers to each other. They also bring the essence of one language into the other by translation, interpretation and inspired writing, writer and critic Basavaraj Jagajampi said in Belagavi on Sunday.
He was speaking at a felicitation function organised for writer and translator Sarjoo Katkar for winning the Nrupatunga Award instituted by the Kannada Sahitya Parishad and KSRTC.
"Dr. Katkar, son of a Marathi teacher, came to Belagavi from Hubballi to work as a journalist. Along the way, he enriched the Kannada literary tradition,” Dr. Jagajampi said.
"Belagavi has produced many writers. Dr. Katkar is among the consummate literary figure of the city. He has inspired many senior and junior writers,” he said.
Poet M.S. Inchal, who inaugurated the programme, spoke of the diverse literary interests of Dr. Katkar.
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