Tributes being paid to Patil Puttappa throughout his 104th delivery anniversary at Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha in Dharwad on Sunday.
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Journalist, author and activist Patil Puttappa, who led Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha (KVVS) for 52 years in direction of the reason for Kannada and Kannadigas, ought to at all times function a mannequin and information to all these dedicated to the trigger, author Srinivas Wadappai has mentioned.
He was talking on the 104th delivery anniversary celebrations of Pa Pu (Patil Puttappa) at Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha in Dharwad on Sunday.
Mr. Wadappi mentioned that Patil Puttappa, who was impressed by Mahatma Gandhi throughout his scholar days, labored persistently for the reason for Kannada.
As a companion of the previous Chief Minister late Nijalingappa and chairman of the Border Area Development Authority and Kannada Kaavalu Samiti Patil Puttappa toured your complete State and advised measures to be taken up by the federal government for the event of Kannada and Kannadigas, he mentioned.
Presiding over the operate, working president of the sangha Basavaprabhu Hosakeri mentioned that the relevance of Patil Puttappa’s views has been realised by your complete State.
Without mincing phrases, Patil Puttappa gave ideas to the federal government frequently on points regarding Kannada and he by no means hesitated to criticise these in energy after they dedicated errors, he mentioned.
Patil Puttappa, who was Rajya Sabha member for 2 phrases, by no means hesitated to name a spade, a spade and had the knowledge and authority to even information the federal government.
And, by way of his newspaper and periodicals, he additionally engaged himself in correcting society. His work as a journalist, author and a Rajya Sabha member will at all times be remembered, he mentioned.
Earlier, the dignitaries paid floral tributes to Patil Puttappa and founding father of KVV Sangha Ra.Ha. Deshpande.
Shankar Halagatti made the introductory remarks and S.M. Rachayyanavar learn out a Kannada poem written in reminiscence of Puttappa.
KVVS office-bearers, members of the family of Patil Puttappa, together with Manjula Harrogoppa, Ashok Patil, and others had been current.
Source: www.thehindu.com
