The Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, in association with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be celebrating Kuvempu birth anniversary at Vishwamanava Park in front of Gun House in the heart of the city on Dec. 29. As part of the Jayanti, the Parishat will be organising various contests for students (both boys & girls) and members of the public, which include poetry, essay writing on Kuvempu, drawing scenes of nature as seen by Kuvempu and painting his portrait.

The interested students and members of the public can send their entries to M. Chandrashekar, C/o Madhu Tiffanys, Thyagaraja Circle, Opposite Padma Theatre, Mysuru, before Dec. 25. For details, contact Mob: 99003-77378 or 97437-69403 or 72591-24489 or 94489-42998, according to a press release.