<P> Kannada Saahithya Parishath (((lang - kn ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು) (Kannada Literary Council) is an Indian non-profit organisation that promotes the Kannada language . Its headquarters is in the city of Bengaluru in the state of Karnataka, India . It strives to promote Kannada language through publishing books, organising literary seminars and promoting research projects . It also organises an annual conference on Kannada literature called Kannada Sahithya Sammelana (Kannada Literary Meet). The current president of the parishat is Manu Baligar . </P> <P> During the British rule of India, Kannada speakers were spread across different provinces . Coming under the influence of different languages in those provinces, the pronunciation and grammar of Kannada language started to differ across provinces . This led to a gap in communication across the people in these provinces though they spoke the same language of Kannada . Mokshagundam Vishweshwaraiah, who was the Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom felt the need to conserve and promote the Kannada language and literature . In this direction, he started the Mysore Economic Conference and created a study circle under H.V. Nanjundaiah . A sub-committee formed under the study circle came up with five different topics on which suggestions were invited: </P>

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