Kannada Sahitya Sammelana

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{{short description|Annual Kannada literature conference}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
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{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Kannada Sahitya Sammelana(Kannada Literary Meet)
| native_name = ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ
| logo = File:The logo of 85th kannada sahitya sammelan.jpg
| logo_caption = 85th Sahitya Sammelana logo
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| date =
| begins =
| ends =
| frequency = 1 year
| location = Various
| years_active = {{age|1915|05|03}} 
| first = 1915
| last = February 2020 in [[Kalburgi]]
| next = 2021 in [[Haveri]]
| participants = 
| genre = [[Kannada literature]]
| budget =
| patron = [[Karnataka Government]]
| website = [http://kasapa.in/sahithyasammelana.htm Kannada Sahitya Sammelana]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Kannada Sahitya Sammelana''' ({{lang-kn|ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ}}) ({{lit|Kannada Literature Conference}}) is the premier gathering of writers, poets and kannadigas. It is held with the aim of preserving and developing [[Kannada language]], its literature, arts, culture and music. It was started in 1915 by [[H. V. Nanjundaiah]] and held at [[Bangalore]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hunasavadi |first=Srikanth|title=Sahitya Parishat can do with more funds|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/interview_sahitya-parishat-can-do-with-more-funds_1223477|access-date=2 January 2011|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=29 January 2009}}</ref> It used to be inaugurated by prominent writers and poets from 1915 to 1948. Since then it has been inaugurated by the [[Chief Minister]] of [[Karnataka]]. The [[Kannada Sahitya Parishat]] is responsible for holding the gathering.

==Recently held ==

83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held from 24 to 26 November in [[Mysore]]. Chandrashekar Patil popularly known as Champa was the president this year(2017).
84th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sammelana held at Dharwad during January 2019 [[Chandrashekhara Kambara|Chandrashekara Kambara]] was the president. The 85th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held in February 2020 at [[Kalburgi]] and [[H. S. Venkateshamurthy]] held the presidency of this event.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

==List of the Sammalanas held till date==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan=2|No.
!rowspan=2|Date
!rowspan=2|Place
!colspan=2|President
!rowspan=2|{{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
!Name
!Portrait
|------
|1st
|3- 6 May 1915
|[[Bangalore|Bengaluru]]
|[[H. V. Nanjundaiah]]
|
|
|-
|2nd
| 6–8 May 1916
|Bengaluru
|H. V. Nanjundaiah
|
|
|------
|3rd
|8- 10 June 1917
|[[Mysore|Mysuru]]
|H. V. Nanjundaiah
|
|
|------
|4th
|11- 13 May 1918
|[[Dharwad|Dharawada]]
|R. Narasimhachar
|
|
|------
|5th
|6, 7, 8 May 1919
|[[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]]
|Karpura Srinivasarao
|
|
|------
|6th
|20, 21 June 1920
|[[Hosapete]]
|Rodda Srinivasarao
|
|
|------
|7th
|19, 20, 21 May 1921
|[[Chikmagalur|Chikkamagaluru]]
|[[K. P. Puttanna Chetty]]
|
|
|------
|8th
|12, 13 May 1922
|[[Davanagere]]
|[[M. Venkatakrishnaiah]]
|
|
|------
|9th
|21, 22, 23 May 1923
|[[Bijapur]]a
|Siddhanti Shivashankara Shashtry
|
|
|------
|10th
|16, 17, 18 May 1924
|[[Kolar]]a
|Hosakote Krishna Shashtry
|
|
|------
|11th
|9, 10, 11 May 1925
|[[Belagavi]]
|Benagal Ramarao
|
|
|------
|12th
|22, 23, 24 May 1926
|[[Ballari]]
|[[Phakirappa Gurubasappa Halakatti|Pha. Gu. Halakatti]]
|
|
|------
|13th
|19, 20, 21 May 1927
|[[Mangalore|Mangaluru]]
|R. Thathacharya
|
|
|------
|14th
|1-3 June 1928
|[[Kalaburagi]]
|[[B. M. Srikantaiah]]
|
|
|------
|15th
|12-14 May 1929
|[[Belagavi]]
|[[Masti Venkatesha Iyengar]]
|
|
|------
|16th
|5-7 October 1930
|Mysuru
|[[Aluru Venkata Rao]]
|
|
|------
|17th
|28-30 December 1931
|[[Karwar|Karawara]]
|Muliya Timmappaiah
|
|
|------
|18th
|28-30 December 1932
|[[Madikeri]]
|[[D. V. Gundappa]]
|[[File:DV Gundappa 1988 stamp of India.jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|19th
|29, 30, 31 December 1933
|[[Hubballi]]
|Y. Nagesha Shashtry
|
|
|------
|20th
|28, 29, 30 December 1934
|[[Raichur]]
|[[Panje Mangesh Rao]]
|
|
|------
|21st
|26, 27, 28 December 1935
|[[Mumbai]]
|N. S. Subbarao
|
|
|------
|22nd
|29, 30, 31 December 1937
|[[Jamkhandi]]
|Bellave Venkatanaranappa
|
|
|------
|23rd
|29, 30, 31 December 1938
|Ballari
|Ranganatha Ramachandra Divakara
|
|
|------
|24th
|25, 26, 27, 28 December 1939
|Belagavi
|Mudaveedu Krishnarao
|
|
|------
|25th
|27, 28, 29 December 1940
|Dharawada
|Y. Chandrashekhara Shashtry
|
|
|------
|26th
|27, 28, 29 December 1941
|[[Hyderabad]]
|A. R. Krishna Shashtry
|
|
|------
|27th
|26, 27, 28 January 1943
|[[Shivamogga]]
|[[D. R. Bendre]]
|
|
|------
|28th
|28, 29, 30 December 1944
|[[Rabakavi]]
|S. S. Basavanala
|
|
|------
|29th
|26, 27,28 December 1945
|[[Chennai|Madras]]
|[[T. P. Kailasam]]
|
|
|------
|30th
|7, 8, 9 May 1947
|[[Harapanahalli]]
|C. K. Venkataramaiah
|
|
|------
|31st
|29, 30 31 December 1948
|[[Kasaragod]]u
|T. T. Sharma
|
|
|------
|32nd
|5, 6, 7 March 1949
|Kalburagi
|Uttangi Chennappa
|
|
|------
|33rd
|24-26 May 1950
|[[Sollapur]]a
|M. R. Srinivas Murthy
|
|
|------
|34th
|26, 27, 28 December 1951
|Mumbai
|[[M. Govinda Pai]]
|[[File:Govinda Pai.jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|35th
|16,17, 18 May 1952
|[[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]]u
|S. C. Nandimata
|
|
|------
|36th
|26, 27, 28 December 1954
|[[Kumta|Kumata]]
|[[V. Seetharamaiah]]
|[[File:Portrait Photograph of V. Seetharamaiah (1978).jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|37th
|10, 11, 12 June 1955
|Mysuru
|[[K.Shivaram Karanth]]
|[[File:ಶಿವರಾಮ ಕಾರಂತ.jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|38th
|25, 26, 27 December 1956
|Raichuru
|Sriranga
|
|
|------
|39th
|7-9 May 1957
|Dharawada
|[[Kuvempu]]
|[[File:Kuvempu1.jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|40th
|18, 19, 20 January 1958
|Ballari
|[[V. K. Gokak]]
|
|
|------
|41st
|11, 12, 13 February 1960
|[[Bidar]]
|[[D. L. Narasimhachar]]
|[[File:Portrait Photograph of D. L. Narasimhachar.jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|42nd
|27, 28, 29 December 1960
|[[Manipal]]
|A. N. Krishnarao
|
|
|------
|43rd
|27, 28, 29 December 1961
|[[Gadaga]]
|K. G. Kundanagara
|
|
|------
|44th
|28, 29, 30 December 1963
|[[Siddaganga Matha|Siddaganga]]
|[[R. S. Mugali]]
|
|
|------
|45th
|10, 11, 12 May 1965
|Karawara
|Kadengodlu Shankarabhatta
|
|
|------
|46th
|26, 27, 28 May 1967
|[[Shravana Belagola]]
|A. N. Upadhye
|
|
|------
|47th
|27, 28, 29 December 1970
|Bengaluru
|[[Javare Gowda|D. Javaregowda]]
|[[File:De. Javaregowda.jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|48th
|31 May & 1, 2 June 1971
|[[Mandya]]
|[[Jayadevi Taayi Ligade]]
|
|
|------
|49th
|11, 12, 13 December 1976
|[[Shivamogga]]
|[[S. V. Ranganna]]
|
|
|------
|50th
|23, 24, 25 April 1978
|[[Delhi]]
|[[G. P. Rajarathnam]]
|
|
|------
|51st
|9, 10, 11 March 1979
|[[Dharmastala]]
|M. Gopalakrishna Adiga
|
|
|------
|52nd
|7, 8, 9, 10 February 1980
|Belagavi
|Basavaraja Kattimani
|
|
|------
|53rd
|13, 14, 15 March 1981
|Chikkamagaluru
|[[P. T. Narasimhachar]]
|
|
|------
|54th
|27, 28, 29, 30 November 1981
|Madikeri
|Shankara Bala Dixit Joshi
|
|
|------
|55th
|23, 24, 25, 26 December 1982
|[[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]]
|[[Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar]]
|
|
|------
|56th
|23, 24, 25 March 1984
|[[Kaiwara]]
|A. N. Murthirao
|
|
|------
|57th
|3, 4, 5, 6 April 1985
|[[Bidar]]
|[[H. M. Nayak]]
|
|
|------
|58th
|29, 30, 31 October & 1 November 1987
|Kalburagi
|Siddaiah Puranik
|
|
|------
|59th
|16, 17, 18 February 1990
|[[Hubballi]]
|R. C. Hiremath
|
|
|------
|60th
|28, 29, 30 November 1990
|Mysuru
|[[K. S. Narasimhaswamy]]
|
|
|------
|61st
|9, 10, 11, 12 January 1992
|Davanagere
|[[G. S. Shivarudrappa]]
|
|
|------
|62nd
|5, 6, 7 February 1993
|[[Koppala]]
|[[Simpi Linganna]]
|
|
|------
|63rd
|11, 12, 13 February 1994
|Mandya
|Chaduranga
|
|
|------
|64th
|3, 4, 5 June 1995
|[[Mudhol]]a
|[[H. L. Nage Gowda]]
|
|
|------
|65th
|21, 22, 23, 24 December 1996
|Hassan
|[[Chennaveera Kanavi]]
|
|
|------
|66th
|11, 12, 13, 14 December 1997
|Mangaluru
|[[Kayyar Kinhanna Rai]]
|
|
|------
|67th
|11, 12, 13, 14 February 1999
|[[Kanakapura]]
|[[S. L. Bhyrappa]]
|
|
|------
|68th
|24, 25, 26 June 2000
|[[Bagalakote]]
|Shantadevi Malavada
|
|
|------
|69th
|15, 16, 17 February 2002
|[[Tumakuru]]
|[[U. R. Ananthamurthy]]
|
|
|------
|70th
|7, 8, 9 March 2003
|Belagavi
|[[Patil Puttappa]]
|
|
|------
|71st
|18, 19, 20, 21 December 2003
|[[Mudbidre|Moodbidire]]
|[[Kamala Hampana]]
|[[File:Kamala Hampana.jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|72nd
|27, 28, 29 January 2006
|[[Bidar]]
|Shantharasa
|
|
|------
|73rd
|20-23 December 2007
|Shivamogga
|[[K. S. Nissar Ahmed]]
|
|
|------
|74th
|12, 13, 14, 15 December 2008
|[[Udupi]]
|[[L. S. Sheshagiri Rao]]
|
|
|------
|75th
|4, 5, 6 February 2009
|[[Chitradurga]]
|[[L. Basavaraju]]
|
|
|------
|76th
|19, 20, 21 February 2010
|Gadaga
|Geetha Nagabhushana
|
|
|------
|77th
|4, 5, 6 February 2011
|Bengaluru
|[[G. Venkatasubbaiah]]
|
|
|------
|78th
|9, 10, 11 December 2011
|[[Gangavati]]
|[[C. P. Krishnakumar]]
|[[File:CP Krishnakumar.jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|79th
|9, 10, 11 February 2013
|Bijapura
|Ko. Chennabasappa
|
|
|------
|80th
|7, 8, 9 January 2014
|[[Kodagu]]
|Na. D'souza
|
|
|------
|81st
|31 January & 1, 2, 3 February 2015
|Shravana Belagola
|[[Siddalingaiah (poet)|Siddalingaiah]]
|[[File:Dr. Siddalingaiah.jpg|100px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/448737/siddalingaiah-chair-81st-kannada-lit.html|title=Siddalingaiah to chair 81st Kannada lit fest|date=20 December 2014|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
|------
|82nd
|2-4 December 2016
|Raichuru
|[[Baraguru Ramachandrappa]]
|[[File:Baragur Ramachandrappa.jpg|100px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/stage-set-for-82nd-akhila-bharat-kannada-sahitya-sammelana/states/news/704824.html|title=Stage set for 82nd Akhila Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelana}}</ref>
|------
|83rd
|24-26 November 2017
|Mysuru
|Chandrashekara Patil
|
|
|------
|84th
|4-6 January 2019
|Dharawada
|[[Chandrashekhara Kambara]]
|[[File:CHANDRASEKHAR-B KAMBARA.jpg|100px]]
|
|------
|85th
|5-7 February 2020
|Kalburagi
|[[H. S. Venkateshamurthy]]
|[[File:H S Venkatesha Murthy.jpg|100px]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hs-venkateshamurthy-to-preside-over-85th-kannada-sahitya-sammelana/article30170910.ece|title=H.S. Venkateshamurthy to preside over 85th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana|date=5 December 2019|website=The Hindu|access-date=17 September 2020}}</ref>
|------
|86th
|2021
|[[Haveri]]
|[[Doddarange Gowda|Doddarangegowda]] ({{small|chosen to be the next president}})<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/doddarange-gowda-to-preside-over-sahitya-sammelana/article33639533.ece|title=Doddarangegowda to preside over sahitya sammelana|work=The Hindu|date=23 January 2021|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/karnataka/haveri-to-host-86th-kannada-sahitya-sammelana/articleshow/73990872.cms|title=ಹಾವೇರಿಗೆ 86ನೇ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ ಆತಿಥ್ಯ|website=Vijaya Karnataka}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Kannada Sahitya Parishat]]

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