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North America Vishwa Kannada Association

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name	North America Vishwa Kannada Association
image	Navika logo.jpg
type	Non profit organization
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location	Florida, United States
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origins	Broke away from AKKA
area_served	North America
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North America Vishwa Kannada Association (, commonly referred to as NAVIKA) is an association of Kannadigas located in North America. It is a not for profit organization registered in Florida. In March 2009, on the day of Ugadi (Kannada New Year), NAVIKA was formed as some members of the Association of Kannada Kootas of America (AKKA) broke ties with AKKA due to differences of opinion.

History

The history of NAVIKA lies in the other prominent Kannadiga association in the United States, the Association of Kannada Kootas of America (AKKA). On 26 March 2011 (Kannada New Year's Day), seven founding members of AKKA along with 25 others split from AKKA and formed NAVIKA. It aims to unite Kannadigas across the world and provide a forum to address issues faced by them.

World Kannada Summit 2010

In July 2010, NAVIKA conducted the World Kannada Summit 2010 in Pasadena, California. Former Chief Minister of Karnataka B. S. Yeddyurappa was invited to inaugurate the event. Kannada actor Shivarajkumar, along with actresses Jennifer Kotwal and Sharmila Mandre, also participated in the event. Actor Ganesh cancelled his participation in the conference citing professional reasons, though it is believed that the cancellation was because he was not impressed with the facilities provided by the Karnataka government.

The Government of Karnataka sent a 48-member delegation to participate in the conference. Critics of this move opined that the government should not have spent public money in sending a delegation arbitrarily selected by the government without a proper selection process.

References

"NAVIKA Charter". North America Vishwa Kannada Association.
"NAVIKA, Kannada org takes birth in US". One India.
(29 April 2010). "NAVIKA meet in July". [[The Hindu]].
"Navika to hold world Kannada meet in Los Angeles". newKerala.com.
(6 July 2010). "Curtains fall on World Kannada Summit 2010". Oneindia.
(17 June 2010). "Ganesh not attending Navika's World Kannada Summit". One India.
Rao, K.N. Venkatasubba. (12 June 2010). "Choice of delegation for NAVIKA draws flak". [[The Hindu]].
(31 March 2009). "Kannada Kootas association splits in US". [[The Times of India]].

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