Jnanpith Rangothsava : Day-5

Caption: Students viewing the library books of the eight Jnanpith awardees which was arranged by one of the lecturers of SDM College as part of Bahuroopi seminar which was held at the college yesterday.

Mysore : Jan.19:

Former Chairman of Karnataka Sahitya Academy Prof. M.H. Krishnaiah has opined that the works of Jnanpith awardee late Dr. V.K. Gokak were unique as they portrayed creativity, intellectuality and equality.

He was speaking after inaugurating a seminar on the thoughts of V.K. Gokak oragnised as part of Bahuroopi festival at SDM Women’s College in Krishnamurthypuram here yesterday.

“The play Jananayaka of Gokak very well depicted the atrocities of the then province heads and jahagirdars which seems quite relevant to today’s mining barons and politicians. Similarly the play Yuganthara clearly drove the point that happiness is not achievable through anything but is an entity to qualify one’s own contentment,” he said.

“During my tenure as the Academy Chairman, it was proposed to bring out a 16-volume collection on Gokak but it could not be accomplished. Now two volumes are ready and the rest are it the process which may be through soon,” added Prof. Krishaiah.

Prof. A.S. Jayaram, Prof. H.L. Pushpa and others presented opinions and discussed on the works of Gokak.

Gokak’s son Anil Gokak, Rangayana Director Dr. B.V. Rajaram, litterateur Prof. Chandrashekar Patil, College Principal Prof. M. Balachandre Gowda and others were present.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / January 19th, 2012