The Kannada Development Authority today said it will host a conference of Dravidian languages in November this year, aimed at fosteringcultural unity.
The agenda is also expected to include alleged attempts to "impose" Hindi language, organisers said.
"We are holding meetings about hosting the conference of Dravidian languages. We have had meetings with Malayalamand Tamil organisations.
We will be talking to Teluguorganisations shortly. After that, we will all sit together and discuss..," KDA Chairman S G Siddaramaiah told PTI.
He said the conference would be held in the the third or fourth week of November under the banner "Dravida Vichara Kala Mela" for which literary personalities and cultural icons from Dravidian languages would be invited.
The KDA chief said all Dravidian languages, mainly Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, are from the same Dravidasource, "but, we are cultivating unnecessary estrangement or dissatisfaction among ourselves."
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