National Seminar on Nationalist writings inaugurated Today

23.04.10 Mangalore : A Two-day national seminar on New Trends in Nationalist writings was inaugurated by Dr. Rajendra Chenni, English professor in Shimoga Kuvempu University on Friday April 23^rd at the Besant Evening College here.

It was co-sponsored by D.K. Kannada Sahitya Parishad headed by Pradeep Kalkura with Nagar Narayana Shenoy, correspondent of well known local college in Kodialbail. Prof. Sulochana D. Rao and Dr. P. Sathish Kumar Shetty organised the proceedings.

The University Grants Commission provided the necessary assistance to conduct the Seminar. Kudpi Jagdish Shenoy presided over the morning session, while Prof. S.G. Siddarmaiah, a scholar, made the keynote address.

During the presentation of papers later in the technical session, Dr. C. G. Lakshmipathi warned the distinguished audience that there is a danger hidden in dwelling on historical writings and their interpretation as new trends were emerging on every trend of history full of wars and devastations by mighty armies. The Marxist economic aspects of such historical wars are coming to the front. Certain writers discuss the Christian/Muslim religious fights in history shaping people’s lives in a Darwinian struggle for survival of the fittest sections of society.