Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru Sahitya Mattu Samskrutika Pratishtana has organised a programme at Ideal Jawa Rotary School premises on JLB Road in city at 10 am tomorrow (Mar. 19) for book release, award presentation and poets’ meet.

Vid. Sridhar Jain of Sri Nimishamba Nritya Shale will inaugurate the event and release the books  — M.B. Santhosh’s ‘Gelati’ and B. Shobha’s ‘Whitener.’ Poetess A. Hemaganga and ‘Gamaka Dundubhi’ newspaper Editor Vid. K.P. Manjunath will speak about the books. Pratishtana President M.B. Santosh will preside. Vid. Naveen Andagar of Nadavidyalaya will present awards.

‘Balashree’ awardees: M. Deeksha, Vedanth N. Bharadwaj and Dhyeya Vishwanath; ‘Sadhanashree’: P. Prerana; ‘Sahitya Sindhu’: A.N. Ramesh Gubbi and N.V. Ramesh; ‘Sadhana Ratna’: S. Harsha and Ratna Badavanahalli.

Pratishtana Cultural Committee President N.C. Mamatha and Pratishtana Gen. Secretary B. Shobha guests of honour.