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Writer and rationalist K.S. Bhagawan had ink thrown in his face at a Bangalore court complex on Thursday after he had obtained bail in a case in which he is accused of hurting Hindu sentiments.
A lawyer named Meera Raghavendra tweeted a video that purportedly shows Bhagawan walking out of the city civil court premises with a blackened face, and claimed she was the person behind the act.
Bhagawan, attacked in front of his police guard and his lawyer, has been a staunch critic of the Sangh parivar and its ideology and has been living under armed police security since the assassination of fellow rationalist M.M. Kalburgi in 2015.
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Bengaluru Woman Throws Ink on Renowned Kannada Author KS Bhagawan, Here's Why
KS Bagawan was confronted by woman in Bengaluru who threw ink on him as 'punishment' | Image credit: Twitter
Bengaluru-based lawyer Meera Raghavendra claimed she threw the ink on the scholar by way of punishment after his book was dropped from list of state library purchases.
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In a disturbing incident, a woman threw ink on rationalist and award-winning Kannada author KS Bhagawan while he was making his way to a court in Bengaluru.
A city-based lawyer Meera Raghavendra claimed she threw the ink on the scholar by way of punishment. The incident occurred after the BJP government in Karnataka removed his latest book, "Rama Mandira Yeke Beda" from the library list of book purchases. The incident took place on Thursday and has been going viral on social media.
Prof Doddarange Gowda
For more than 40 years, Prof Doddarange Gowda, who was on Friday named president of the 86th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held in Haveri from February 26 through 28, has through the numerous songs he has penned for Kannada films been the source of joy for crores of Kannadigas. Among the most versatile figures of contemporary Kannada literature, Prof Doddarange Gowda, in a freeweheeling chat with TOI, held forth on a broad range of issues from language and culture to the state of the nation. Excerpts:
Where do you stand vis-à-vis imposition of Hindi?
There is no question about our having to give highest priority to learning and promoting Kannada. It is our responsibility to preserve our mother tongue. But I have no objection to learning Hindi as a language, and we must be more favourable towards Hindi than towards English. In our state, it is English that is given most importance but our national language is not regarded as highly. Let me clarify that I am no spokesperson for Hindi.
Curbs on free speech in Karnataka
An eminent Kannada litterateur is questioned in a rural police station for his criticism against handling of farmers’ agitation.
By M A Siraj| Updated: 25th January 2021 10:08 pm IST
Two incidents seen as curbs on free speech and expression by the BJP Government in the State have drawn criticism from writers, academicians and media in the State. In the first instance, the Public Library Book Selection Committee withdrew its recommendation to purchase the book titled
Rama Mandira Yeke Beda? (Why should there be no Rama Mandira?) by eminent writer K. S. Bhagavan. In the second instance, senior Kannada writer Ham Pa Nagarajaiah was summoned by a