Mysuru, Feb. 6 -- Union Govt. mulls shifting CESCK to State Capital after granting autonomous status

The Central Government is considering granting autonomy to the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK), currently housed at Manasagangothri and relocating it to Bengaluru.

Recently, a delegation led by Kannada Development Authority (KDA) Chairman Purushotham Bilimale met Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging him to separate CESCK from the jurisdiction of the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) and hand it over to the Karnataka State Government.

Even 16 years after Kannada was granted classical language status in 2008, CESCK still lacks its own building and remains dependent on CIIL for admini...