A large number of students participated at 15th District-level Makkala Sahithya Sammelana held on January 10 at Smt. Rukmini Shedthi Memorial National First Degree College, Barkur, Udupi jointly organized by Svami Vivekananda Samskrithika Kendra, Barkur, www.barkuronline.com , Ramkrishna Ashram Belgaum and Shanthivana Trust, Dharmasthala.
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The program was taken off with a grand procession followed by many cultural performances. The Sammelan began with offering silent prayer to educationist K R Hande.
Kalashree Dr. Jayashree Arvind, Music Director and writer, Bangaluru said after the inauguration that, build creativeness in child is very difficult task, but who has patience, is really become a good teacher. Light symbolizes knowledge. Every parents have the responsibility of shaping their children's life.
She opined that, how it possible to teach without punishment, teaching is an art. Why there is no media, which promotes children mental development.
Praveen S. the president of this Sammelan, “This is a good work being done here. We are losing moral values because modernization. Childishness in literature or poem is not wrong; it is a way of expression. He urged to all support. He proud to be a Kannada medium school student”
Bagur Markandeya, poet and artiste, Bangaluru, said if a child engaged in fine arts (shishu sahitya), he will never grow up as social evil.