Manavika Karnataka

The first episode of 'Vijnana Karnataka' started on the occasion of the golden festival of Prabuddha Karnataka. Writing in it, De.Javare Gowda, who was the Editor-in-Chief at that time, clearly expressed the instruction that appeared in the meeting of the editorial board, praying to the Kannada Kuladaiva Bhagwati, that another quarterly dedicated to “Samajasha”s should be formed as soon as possible under the name of 'Manavika Karnataka'. Hence humanistic Karnataka was able to form very quickly. It emerged as a Kannada magazine devoted to humanities, loved by discerning readers.

It was decided to publish the first issue of 'Manavika Karnataka' on Rajyotsava 1970 (November 1). It also got permission from the university. Accordingly, it was published on that day. In these days, when there is an unprecedented desire for the status that Kannada should naturally get in the educational administrations of the country, it is the responsibility of those who play it to equip Kannada with those objectives. Our freedom gets a true meaning when our languages completely cover our lives. Profitability is the key to our progress. The need to use our languages is no longer a matter of debate. Moments like the publication of 'Manavika Karnataka' are important in stopping that debate and turning it into action.

In the inaugural issue of Manavika Karnataka, the scope and purpose of the paper was stated thus. The scope of this paper is wide. All subjects except scientific literature fall under its purview. Useful, thoughtful and research articles, review essays in the fields of Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, History, Archaeology, Journalism, Linguistics, Geography, Jurisprudence, Criminology, Librarianship, Anthropology, Commerce, Music, Dance, Painting, Architecture etc. The purpose of the magazine is to publish articles, reviews, essays, etc in these fields. This paper has shown that any topic can be said effectively in Kannada.

The editor-in-chief of this magazine, which was born in 1970, is the director of Kuvempu Kannada Studies Institute. Accordingly, the editor-in-chief of the first issue was H.M. Nayak. SS Krishnaswamy Iyengar (HCESAI) and AV Narasimhamoori were its first editors.