Dakshinayam Ganesh Devy






Padma Shri Dr Ganesh Devy, literary critic, activist and one of the writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi Awards, is leaving Vadodara, his home of 36 years, to Dharwad in Karnataka.
Devy, founder and former director of the Bhasha Research and Publication Centre and the Adivasi Academy in Tejgadh, Gujarat, had spearheaded a first-of-its-kind study of tribal communities and led the research of 800 Indian languages through People’s Linguistic Survey of India in 2010. In this interview, he talks of his plans and a movement he has launched, Dakshinayan, and a conclave in Dandi on January 30. Excerpts:

Why this forum
My anxiety is also born out of the study of diminishing languages, not only made of words, but also diminishing understanding among people, societies, villages, cities, genders and those asking for rights and prosperity. For how long can we go on quarreling? There has to be a dialogue, a multilogue, a polyphony and this movement is a modest attempt. It will help understand one’s literary identity and that of being a citizen, within a pluralistic society. I am happy if that understanding develops.

Bridge between writers
All over the country there is a sharp divide between those who think that they are brilliant and those who think that they are not as brilliant. I am trying to go beyond this divide and bridge it. Thus, I had sent out an open appeal to writers to volunteer to join us. I reached out wherever I could reach.

How it works
Devy said writers from across the country have organised meetings in their respective states to promote the ideas of co-existence and exchange of ideas. A meeting in Aurangabad on February 6 will get together Marathi writers, while Goa’s writers and dramatists will support the movement with a public event. Devy said:
“These are writers from Goa who have been seeking a Konkani identity. They have decided to be more sensitive to Marathi and Kannada, their neighboring languages. That is a change in their dynamics. Similarly, Kannada has seen literature conflicts between the Lingayats and the Jains. But on February 8 and 9, a meeting in Dharwad will bring these literary schools of thought together. In Gujarat there will be several meetings. In every state the writers will hold meetings — they will talk to other creative persons in their states and develop an idea of what it means in Sarv Bhasha Samvad.”

On Dandi
“This is the first time that Gujarati writers met other writers from Karnataka and other states. They have realised they need to open up.” Devy said the biggest contingent of writers was from Gujarat with 176 registered participants, followed by 161 writers from Maharashtra, 19 from Goa and 97 from Karnataka, plus writers from Delhi, Bengal, Assam, Rajasthan, Andhra and other states.

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