Writer and playwright Kotiganahalli Ramaiah has expressed concern over the growing ‘cultural warfare’ by American imperialism to strengthen its hold over the world.
“American imperialism is now resorting to cultural warfare in place of weaponry and biological warfare. It is heavily dependent on advancement of technology for this”, Mr. Ramaiah said and underlined the need for exploring newer ways and means to counter such dangerous tendency.
He was presiding over the inauguration of a seminar on life and works of veteran critic Lakshmipathi Kolar organised by Kannada and Culture Department in association with district unit of Kannada Sahitya Parishat here on Thursday.
Mr. Ramaiah also expressed his displeasure over the decadence in Dalit and Ahinda movements. “Ahinda politics is turning out to be suicidal for the society”, he added. Dalit movement has lost the direction, Mr. Ramaiah said.
It is high time to think towards human centric politics instead of any class or creed dominated politics, he remarked. Harmony is the need of the hour, he said.
Karnataka Janapada Academy president Pichchalli Srinivas inaugurated the programme by beating the drum.
Tahasildar Range Gowda, Kannada and Culture Department senior assistant director B.S. Venkatachalapathy, KSP district president J.G. Nagaraj, senior journalist C.M. Muniyappa, former zilla panchayat president Muninarayanappa, member Amarnath were present.
Tarini Shubhadayini, Chandrashekar Nangali, Nataraj Boodal spoke on contribution of Mr. Lakshmipathi on various fields such as poetry, drama, cinema, media and social movement.
