Union Minister Sadanand Gowda (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey/File) Union Minister Sadanand Gowda (Express photo by Prem Nath Pandey/File)Union minister and former Karnataka chief minister Sadanand Gowda on Wednesday met Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar and demanded that steps be taken to promote Kannada, including conducting of competitive exams in the language. Gowda led a 14-member delegation and presented a memorandum of demands to Javadekar. The delegation also demanded that the appointment of the project director of Centre for Classical Studies’ Kannada wing be finalised as the body is currently headless. “The HRD Minister assured us that the demands will be considered. He agreed to write a letter to UNESCO and expedite the appointment of the project director,” a delegation member said.

Source: Indian Express December 27, 2017 16:07 UTC