Mysore/Mysuru: Kodavaamera Aara Bera, a grand celebration of Kodava Ayyime Koyyime (Kodava Heritage, Tradition, Music and Unity) will be presented by Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy in collaboration with Kodava Samaja, Mysuru and Kannada & Culture Department, on Aug. 23 (Saturday) at Kodava Samaja premises in Vijayanagar from 9 am onwards.

Kodava Sahitya Academy President A.C. Mahesh Nachaiah will preside. CM’s Legal Advisor and Virajpet MLA  A.S. Ponnanna, Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda, Madikeri MLA Dr. Mantar Gowda, Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar, MLC M. Suja Kushalappa, KPCC State Publicity Committee Vice-President S. Veena Achaiah, Kodagu District Guarantee Implementation Committee President T. Dharmaja Uthappa, Kodava Samaja President P.A. Ganapathy, former Corporator M.U. Subbaiah and Kannada & Culture Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy will be the chief guests. Mangaluru’s Balmatta Government First Grade Women’s College Lecturer Dr. B. Radhika Kuttappa will deliver a talk on ‘Na Puttana Mann.’