The three-day National Meet of All India Mahila Samskrutika Sanghatane (AIMSS) will be held at Kolkata in West Bengal from Jan. 21 to 23. The Meet has two themes — ‘Stand up with dignity and courage’ and ‘Drive away atrocities, violence, exploitation and other crimes against women.’ About 1,800 representatives from over 23 States are…

Is your baby the fastest crawler? If yes, then register for ‘Forum Baby Crawling Contest’ organised by Forum Mall Mysuru on Jan. 26 at 4 pm. Infants under  9 – 13 months and 14 – 18 months can take part in the fun event. Bring your keys, bells, whistles or anything else that will get…

Manjushree Magic Steps Dance Class, Siddarthanagar, will be conducting ‘Cute Baby Show Contest’ for new-born baby to 6-year-old kids in 6 categories on Jan. 25 at Jaganmohan Palace from 10 am. Western Dance contest will be held the same day from 1.30 pm to 10 pm as part of its 33rd anniversary. For details contact:…

Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota, Mysuru and Kadamba Ranga Vedike, Mysuru, have jointly organised a programme at Sriranga auditorium in Rangayana premises at 5 pm tomorrow (Jan.20) to felicitate Rangayana Director Addanda Cariappa, playwright Venugopal and Rangayana artiste – Karnataka Nataka Academy Awardee B.N. Shashikala. Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy will do the honours. Senior scholar…

Rotary Ivory City, in association with Rotary E-Club, Bengaluru and Medical & Optical Aid (Bradford, UK), will be organising a four-day free eye screening and health check-up camp at Sri Sathya Saibaba School premises, 4th Main Road, 3rd Stage, Jayalaksmipuram (near SBRR Mahajana PU College) from tomorrow.  The camp will conclude on Jan.23. The camp…

Basavajyothi Sadbhavana Padayatra, which set off from Basavakalyan in Bidar district on May 7, 2019, to spread the message of Basavadi philosophy, will arrive at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk this evening (Jan.19). The Padayatra, led by Hulsur Gurubasaveshwara Mutt Seer Dr. Shivananda Swamiji, will be accorded a grand welcome at Suttur Mutt at 5 pm…

As part of Purandaradasa Aradhane, the city’s Satyadhyana Bhajana Mandali has organised Purandaradasa devotional songs contest for children at Sri Raghavendraswamy Mutt in Jayalakshmipuram at 3 pm tomorrow (Jan.19). The contest will be held under three categories: Sub-Junior (5 to 8 years), Junior (9 to 12 years) and Senior (13 to 16 years). Interested children…

The Mysuru branch of Family Planning Association of India (FPAI), in association with Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Mysuru, will be conducting a free breast and cervical cancer screening camp at  FPAI premises, N.R. Mohalla at 10 am on Jan.20. For registration and details, call Mob: 98459-19988 or 99162-80590.

City’s theatre repertory Ran-gayana will be holding ‘Bahuroopi’ National Theatre Festival from Feb.14 to 19. Rangayana has invited applications from Kannada book publishers, bookstall owners and craftsmen (artisans) for setting up stalls in Rangayana premises during the six-day theatre festival, which will be attended by thousands of theatre enthusiasts and members of public from across…

Karunamayee, a special children training school at Nivedithanagar, has organised dance contest for special children under the title ‘Naavu Vishesha’ on Jan.30 at Jaganmohan Palace. Interested special schools should register names before Jan. 19. For details, contact Ph: 0821-2547944 or Mob: 94800-24141.