Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. M. Dasegowda, Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and Special Officer of Dasara Poets Meet Sub-Committee has said that “Dasara poets meet will be held from Oct. 17 to 21 under various categories in the city.”

Addressing media persons recently at MCC, he said “The inauguration of Dasara Kavya Sambhrama is scheduled on Oct. 17 at Kalamandira. Noted poet Jayant Kaikini will inaugurate the meet while Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda will preside. Social Welfare and Mysuru District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and litterateur K. Veerabhadrappa will be the chief guests. Comedy, limericks and folk songs singing programmes are also organised with Gururaj Mysore and Devanand Varaprasad troupes presenting them.”

On Oct. 18, Chiguru Kavigoshti has been organised at Rani Bahaddur Auditorium in Manasagangothri at 11 am. MLA Harishgowda will inaugurate  while poetess N.K. Lolakshi will preside. Noted child writer P. G. Siddapura will be the chief guest.

Women’s Poets Meet will be held at 2.30 pm the same day, which will be presided over by poetess Savita Nagabushan. Actor Chitkala Biradar and noted poet Satish Kulkarni, who will be the chief guests, will also address the gathering.

On Oct. 19, Regional Poets Meet has been organised at Rani Bahaddur Auditorium, which will be inaugurated by noted poet S.G. Siddaramaiah.  Poetess C. Sarvamangala will preside while writer Dr. H.D. Pothe will be the chief guest. On the same day at 2.30 pm, Yuva Kavigoshti has been organised which will be presided over by noted poetess Dr. Vinaya Okkunda. Krishnaraja MLA T. S. Srivatsa will be the chief guest.  Noted poet and critic Dr. H.S. Sathyanarayan will deliver the keynote address.

On Oct. 20, Urdu Poets Meet has been organised at Classic Convention Hall, Mysuru-Bengaluru road at 7 pm. Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will inaugurate while Narasimharaja MLA Tanveer Sait will preside. Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda will be the chief guest.

On Oct. 21 at 11 am, Main Poets Meet has been organised at Kalamandira which will be inaugurated by noted poetess Shashikala Vastrad. Noted writer Dr. Moodnakudu Chinnaswamy will preside. Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and MLA K. Harishgowda will be the chief guests.

 Over 260 poets will be taking part in the Dasara Poets Meet, to whom food and accommodation has been arranged. Funds of Rs. 35 lakh has been sanctioned for the poets meet which will be utilised to arrange the event in a better way.

Prof. Vijayakumari S. Karikal, Director of Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS), Manasagangothri, also the Secretary of Dasara Poets Meet Sub-Committee and Giridhar were present at the press meet.