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Department of Kannada and Culture, Karnataka Contact No.
Updated on Thursday, 21 May 2026 - 5:14pm
Organization:
Govt of Karnataka Toll free Number(s):
- 1902 (For Complaint)
All India Number(s):
- 080-2224 1325 (For Contact Support)
Website:
Official Website Academies and Authorities Email
| Sr No. | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Bangalore | sahithya [dot] academy [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 2 | Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Bangalore | kla [dot] karnataka [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 3 | Karnataka Nataka Academy, Bangalore | academy [dot] nataka [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 4 | Karnataka Music and Dance Academy, Bangalore | karnatakasangeeta [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 5 | Karnataka Yakshagana Academy, Bangalore | kybabangalore [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 6 | Karnataka Bayalata Academy, Bagalkot | karnatakapayatacademy [dot] bagalkot [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 7 | Karnataka Folklore Academy, Bangalore | registrar [dot] janapada [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 8 | Karnataka Shilpakala Academy, Bangalore | shilpakala [dot] academy [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 9 | Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, Mangalore | tulu [dot] academy [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 10 | Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, Mangalore | konkanisahityaacademy [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] in |
| 11 | Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy | bearyacademy [at] yahoo [dot] in |
| 12 | Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy, Madikeri | kodava [dot] academy [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 13 | Karnataka Semitic Language Culture and Literature Academy, Madikeri | arebaseacademy [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 14 | Karnataka Lambani Culture Language Academy, Koppal | lambanibhashaacademy [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 15 | Kuvempu Bhasha Bharati Authority | kbbp-bengaluru [at] ka [dot] gov [dot] in |
| 16 | Kannada Book Authority | kannadappradhikara [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 17 | Rangayana Mysore | rangayanamysore [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 18 | Dharwad Rangayana | dharwadrangayana [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 19 | Rangayana Shivamogga | admn [dot] rangayanashivamogga [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 20 | Rangayana Kalaburagi | ranganakalaburgi [at] gmail [dot] com |
| 21 | Professional Theatre Centre, Davanagere | dvgrangayana [at] gmail [dot] com |
For Complaint
- For any query/complaint, you can lodge your complaint online through:
Officers Contact Details
Central Officers
| Sr No. | Designation | Contact No. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secretaries to Government, Department of Kannada and Culture | 080-22034002 |
| 2 | Director | 080-22214379 |
| 3 | Joint Director (S.K.) (Head Office) | 080-22111075, 9448830127 |
| 4 | Joint Director (Head Office) | 080-22130912, 7899664101 |
| 5 | Joint Director (SA) (Bangalore Zone) | 080-22212582, 9900337738 |
| 6 | Joint Director (A) (Mysore Zone Rangayana) | 9916600027 |
| 7 | Joint Director (Ka) (Kalaburagi Zone) | 9480197511 |
| 8 | Joint Director (Belgaum Zone) | 9448436877 |
| 9 | Gazetted Manager/Assistant Director (T) | 080-22213530, 9538962844 |
| 10 | Manager, Ravindra Kalakshetra | 9141804616 |
District Officers
| Sr No. | District | Contact No. | Mobile No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangalore Urban | 080-29550705 | 7892207955 |
| 2 | Bangalore Rural | 080-29560059 | 9008030620 |
| 3 | Bangalore South | 080-27272997 | 9686954142 |
| 4 | Kolar | 08152-297007 | 9481102881 |
| 5 | Chikkaballapur | 08156-277029 | 9008030620 |
| 6 | Tumakuru | 0816-2275204 | 9480209452 |
| 7 | Shivamogga | 08182-223354 | 9980944570 |
| 8 | Chitradurga | 08194-224496 | 9844108098 |
| 9 | Davanagere | 08192-234849 | 9964674993 |
| 10 | Mysuru | 0821-2513225 | 9448244340 |
| 11 | Mandya | 08232-223197 | 9481441477 |
| 12 | Kodagu (Madikeri) | 08272-228490 | 9448426675 |
| 13 | Chamarajanagar | 08226-222210 | 7892664701 |
| 14 | Dakshina Kannada | 0824-2451527 | 8861632030 |
| 15 | Chikkamagaluru | 08262-298172 | 9480405304 |
| 16 | Hassan | 08172-267162 | 9148230184 |
| 17 | Udupi | 0820-2986168 | 9448612245 |
| 18 | Belagavi | 0831-2474649 | 9481527368 |
| 19 | Uttara Kannada | 08382-227084 | 9448344951 |
| 20 | Dharwad | 0836-2442909 | 9632959459 |
| 21 | Vijayapura | 08352-251261 | 7353790524 |
| 22 | Haveri | 08375-249295 | 9740034612 |
| 23 | Gadag | 08372-221864 | 9886180502 |
| 24 | Bagalkote | 08354-200500 | 7353790524 |
| 25 | Kalaburagi | 08472-227734 | 9448227361 |
| 26 | Yadgiri | 08473-253721 | 9663554472 |
| 27 | Bidar | 08482-225842 | 8296193546 |
| 28 | Raichur | 08532-232571 | 9663554472 |
| 29 | Ballari | 08392-275182 | 9740397918 |
| 30 | Koppal | 08539-221417 | 9901081091 |
| 31 | Vijayanagara | 08394-200198 | 9481715941 |
Address
Directorate of Kannada and Culture
Kannada Bhavan, Jayachamaraja Road,
Bangalore, Karnataka - 560002
Email: kanbhavblr [at] gmail [dot] com
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