Samskruthi Women Sphere and World Arya Vysya Mahasabha (WAM) celebrated Women’s Day (Mar. 8) in advance by organised ‘Desi Habba’ recently at V.K. Function Hall on Nazarbad Road in city. The Fest highlighted the financial independence of women and had organised women entrepreneur exhibition where women displayed their products apart from hosting folk song and dance competitions, vegetable ornament making and folk food contest. Also, seven women achievers were felicitated on the occasion. Seen are (sitting from left) — Lakshmi Dinesh, Vice-President of Sri Kanyakaparameswari Co-op. Bank Ltd.; Myna Monappa, Building Wall of Fame of Martyr of Coorg, First woman in Karnataka doing Ph.D on Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar; Apurva Rai, Cosmetologist, Mrs. South Asia Universe; Samskruthi Women Sphere President Sridevi S. Bhoopalam; Annapoorna Srikanth, Chartered Accountant;  Dr. Swetha Nayak, Obstetrician, Gynaecologist in Motherhood Hospital; Sudha Phaneesh, Secretary, Samarpan Trust and Gourav Sudha Murali, Anchor, Singer, Event Manager — with Samskruthi Secretary Keerthi Ramesh, Treasurer Nanda Lokesh, Vice-Presidents Poornima Sunil, Suma Ramesh and other Directors.