The District Administration and Department of Kannada and Culture have jointly organised ‘Sri Shankaracharya Jayanti’ on May 2 from 11.30 am at Kiru Rangamandira, Kalamandira premises in city. Swami Jnanayogananda Maharaj, Editor of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram’s monthly magazine Viveka Prabha, will grace the occasion. District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will inaugurate.

Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda will preside. MPs Yaduveer Krishna Datta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Sunil Bose will be the chief guests. MLAs Tanveer Sait, T.S. Srivatsa, G.T. Devegowda, D. Ravishankar, Ramesh Bandisiddegowda, Anil Chikkamadu, Darshan Dhruvanarayan, G.D. Harishgowda and MLCs Dr. D. Thimmaiah, A.H. Vishwanath, C.N. Manjegowda, Dr. Yathindra SIddaramaiah, K. Vivekananda and Madhu G. Madegowda  will be the guests.

Chairmen of various government Boards, Corporations and Authorities will also participate. Retired High School teacher and scholar Vidu. M.C. Nagalakshmi will deliver a lecture.