Mysuru, June 2 -- Seventeen years after Kannada was declared a classical language, Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) in Mysuru is still awaiting autonomy - a delay that has prompted Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar to urge the Union Education Ministry to act swiftly.

In a detailed letter to the Ministry, Yaduveer has called for autonomous status for CESCK, currently functioning under the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), along with increased funding and infrastructure support to fully realise its potential in language research, publication and outreach.

"The Centre has a Project Director, 11 academic staff and 8 administrative personnel. Over the years, it has organised sev...