India, Oct. 25 -- Mysuru, Oct. 25- Stating that scholar Dr. M.M. Kalburgi had a vast literary knowledge and excellence in research, veteran scholar of the city Dr. T.V. Venkatachala Shastry said that Dr. Kalburgi was a known literary critique and social analyst.

He was speaking after presenting 'Dr. M.M. Kalburgi National Award' to senior scholar of Mysuru Dr. N.S. Taranath at a programme organised under the joint aegis of Dharwad-based Dr. M.M. Kalburgi Rashtriya Pratishtana, Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS), Manasagangothri and the Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK), Manasagangothri, at B.M. Shri auditorium, KIKS, yesterday.

"Dr. Kalburgi became famous through his writings and advocacies, straight...