The Kannada Book Authority (KBA) is shortly bringing out works of great writers like Kuvempu, Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre, D V Gundappa, Kota Shivarama Karantha, Girish Karnad and G P Rajaratnam in Braille format.

The books will be printed at the Government Printing Press for Braille in Mysore. The titles that will be printed are Kuvempu’s ‘Pakshikaashi’, ‘Chomanadudi’ by Shivarama Karantha, ‘Sakhigeetha’ by Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre, DVG’s ‘Mankutimmana Kagga’, ‘Tughlaq’ by Girish Karnad, ‘Rathnana Padagalu’ by G P Rajaratnam, ‘Mysore Mallige’ by K S Narasimhaswamy and 16 other books.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, KBA president Siddalingaiah said that they were planning to bring out 50 such books in the next six months. “In the first phase, we are bringing out 16 books at a cost of Rs 10 lakh. As many as 200 copies of each book will be printed,” he said.

KBA will be distributing the books free of cost to district central libraries and Braille libraries. The books will also be available at affordable prices at leading book stores. KBA is also planning to bring out medical science books in Kannada.