Bidar district’s first Dalit-Bandaya Sammelana on November 7

The Bidar district unit of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat has decided to organise the first district-level Dalit-Bandaya Sammelana in Bidar on November 7.

The decision was taken at a preparatory meeting held at Kannada Bhavan here on Saturday, said Kannada Sahitya Parishat district president Suresh Channashetty.

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and Bidar district in-charge Minister Eshwar Khandre has been selected as the chairman of the reception committee for the event.

Mr. Channashetty said, “The Kannada Sahitya Parishat have been organising literary conferences highlighting social justice and the region’s cultural heritage, including Dalit-Bandaya literature, Vachana literature and Dasa literature.”

Senior activist Maruti Bauddhe has been selected to preside over the sammelana, he said.

The parishat would form various committees to organise the event on a grand scale.

Participants including Fernandes Hippalgaon, Malappa Adasare, Kashinath Chelva, Galib Hasmi, Jagadeeshwar Biradar, Sudhamani Gupta, Siddram Kaneri, Anil Nidoda and Buddhaprakash Bhavikatti also shared suggestions on bringing out a commemorative volume as part of the sammelana and ensuring its successful conduct.