15th Makkala Sahithya Sammelana

The most awaited literary event in and around Barkur,  the annual Makkala Sahithya Sammelana jointly organised by Svami Vivekananda Samskrithika Kendra, www.barkuronline.com and Shanthivana Trust, Dharmasthala will be held on 10th and 11th January 2015 at  the Smt. Rukmini Shedthi Memorial National First Degree College Campus in Barkur.

MakkalaSahithyaSammelana…. So far

It all started in the year 1998 with the initiation of Svami Vivekananda Samskrithika Kendra at Barkur under the guidance of Shri Ramakrishna Ashrama in commemorating the Centenary of Ramakrishna Mission. Since then the center has relentlessly worked towards the goals of developing the hidden talents in children and guiding them in total personality development by conducting various programmes for the last 16 years.

The first ever Makkala Sahithya Sammelana was successfully held on 4^th Feb 2001 at Buddha JayanthiMandiraBarkur  in the presence of delegates like Prof.Murulidhara Upadhya Hiriyadaka, Kooradi Seethrama Adiga,  Kota Shridhra Hande and was presided over by Harshith Sajangadde. There was no looking back after that and the Makkala Sahithya Sammelana has come a long way in these 15 years  with an impressive list of resource persons and guests like  Dr.GananathEkkar, A.S.N.Hebbar, Prof.A.V.Navada, Prof.UdyvaraMadhavaAcharaya, H.SubrahmanyaBhat, Brahmavara, DevuHanehalli, Kasaragod Chinna, Dr.Palthadi Ramakrishna Achar, Pandith Ramakrishna Shasthri, C.H.KrishnaShasthriBalila, S.Nithyananda Padre, Dr.M Mohan Alva, Dhundiraj, JayanthKaikini, Smt.Sandhya Pai, Dr.NaMogasale, ChkaravarthiSoolibele, ChandrashekaraKedlya  and many others making it a most sought after literary event in Udupi District.