A state level seminar on ‘Contribution of royal families of Karnataka to Sanskrit language and Literature’ was organised by Karnataka Samskrit University in assosication with Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali, Bengaluru. The seminar was held for two days on 26th and 27th May, 2012 at Sri Jayarama Seva Mandali auditorium, Jayanagar, Bengaluru.
The seminar was inaugurated by the veteran Kannada scholar Nadoja Prof. G Venkatasubbaiah. Smt. S R Leela (MLC, Government of Karnataka) delivered the Keynote address. Following were the lectures delivered in the seminar.
Session | Speaker | Topic |
| Session 1 President – Dr. Devarakondareddy | Dr. H V Nagarajarao | Contribution of Mysore kings |
| Dr. M Leelavathi | Contribution of Hoysala kings | |
| Keladi Venkatesha Jois | Contribution of Keladi kings | |
| Session 2 President – Keladi Venkatesha Jois | Dr. Lakshmikanta V Mohare | Contribution of Surapura province |
| Dr. Bharathi | Contribution of Rashtrakutas and Gangas | |
| Dr. K T Sudarshan | Contribution of Vijayanagar kings | |
| Session 3 President – Dr. Shrinivasa Varakhedi | Dr. P V Krishnamurthy | Inscriptions of Kadamba kings |
| Dr. S Ranganath | A critical review of Sritattvanidhi | |
| Dr. Y S Gayathri | Hoysala art and architecture |