As part of Kannada Rajyotsava, Acharya Sri Vidyaranya Rajyotsava Award, instituted by the city’s Himalaya Foundation, will be conferred on achievers from different fields at a programme organised by the Foundation at Rotary Hall on JLB Road here at 5 pm on Nov.9. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar will inaugurate the programme in the presence of Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple Founder Prof. Bhashyam Swamiji. The awardees are: Dr. Brahmateja Venkataramaiah (Bhajan), Dr. Meera Kumar (Mysuru Traditional painting), Dr. V. Srikantaswamy Dikshit (education), Dr. S. Nagendra Jois (Astrology), Dr. Vasudev Agnihotri (Spiritual), M. Mahesh Shenoy (Industry and Social Service), Dr. Sootram Kirankumar Shastri (Deity decoration), N.Sridhar Dikshit (Social Service) and N. Prabhushankar (Bio-medicine). For more details, call Mob: 97437-69403.

The Annual Kannada Rajyotsava celebration at JSS Science and Technology University (JSS S&TU), organised by the Editorial Board, will be held on Nov. 9 at its IS Seminar Hall at 2.30 pm. Prof. M. Krishnegowda will be the guest of honour. Dr. Lenin Jawahar Nesan, Vice-Chancellor, JSS S&TU; Dr. K.S. Lokesh, Registrar; Dr. T.N. Nagabhushan, Principal and Dr. Vanishri Arun, Staff Coordinator, will be present. For details contact V. Poornachandra on Mob: 94821-02684.