‘Janapara Utsava’ has been organised by the Department of Kannada & Culture, Mysuru, under its special unit scheme, at Uttanahalli Government School in Mysuru taluk on Jan. 3 at 4 pm.

Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad will inaugurate. Varuna MLA Dr. Yathindra Siddharamaiah will preside. Kannada & Culture Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy, Backward Classes Welfare Department District Officer Bindiya, Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) President Basavaraju and Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Venkatesh will be the guests.

The fest features Sugama Sangeetha by Mahendra & troupe, Mysuru; Folk songs by Rangaswamy & troupe, Mysuru; Instrumental Music by Pradeep & troupe, Mysuru; Folk dance by Sahana & troupe, Mysuru; Sobane Pada by Thayamma, Manchamma, Jayamma & troupe, T. Narasipur; Tamburi folk song by Shambaiah & troupe, H.D. Kote; Dance feature by Bhagyalakshmi & troupe, Mysuru; Ranga Kunita by T.M. Krishnamurthy & troupe, Talakad; Kolata by Gopalaraj & troupe, H.D. Kote; Kamsale by Puttaswamy & troupe, H.D. Kote; Staging of play ‘Sutradhara’ by Rangayana, Mysuru.