Beltangady, 23 Nov 2014: The state science and technology minister S R Patil inaugurated eighty-second literary convention organized as part of Lakshadeepotsav at Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala, here on Saturday November 22.
Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade, Dharwad renowned Kannada litterateur Siddalinga Pattanashetty, Dr Somashekar from Bangalore, P K Rajashekar and Dharanidevi Malagatti from Mysore wee present.
Heggade felicitated Siddalinga Pattanashetty on the same occasion.
The state minister K Abayachandra Jain was also present.