Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network - Madikeri
Madikeri, Apr 26: The state-level 'Literary and Cultural Fest' programme, along with book releases, a survey presentation, and a poetry meet, will be held jointly by Samartha Kannadigaru (NOM) Kodagu district and the late Chandrashekar Rao Memorial Trust, Mumbai, on Saturday, May 3, at the Red Bricks Satkaar building in Madikeri.
The event will be presided over by Shridevi Chandrashekhar Rao, founder of the late Chandrashekar Rao Memorial Trust. Former president of Kodagu District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, T P Ramesh, will inaugurate the 'Literary and Cultural Fest' and launch the event.
K Pratap, vice-president of Chandrashekar Rao Trust, will be present. Senior announcer of Akashvani Madikeri, Subraya Sampaje, will unveil two books: ‘Nuditeru’, a literary and artistic work authored by Mumbai-based writer and theatre artist Gopal Trasi, and ‘Harategalu’, a compilation of writings by the late Chandrashekar Rao, edited by writer and theatre artiste S Daya.
Dr G P Kusuma, a writer from Mumbai, will introduce the book Harategalu, and writer Shwetha M U from Mandya will introduce Nudisiri. Following this, Pushpa Krishnananda Shet and Muneer Ahmed will be felicitated.
A poetry gathering titled ‘Kavi-Kavyakalarava’ will be held under the presidency of Gopal Trasi and inaugurated by Smitha Amritraj Sampaje. Poets Girish Kiggalu, Milan Bharath, Hemanth Parera, Kripa Devaraj, Ramya Murnadu, Ranjith Kavalapara, Dr G P Kusuma, Vinod Moodagadde, Saroja Amati, Santosh Kudekkal, Leela Dayananda, Harish Kiggalu, Sunita Kushalnagar, Kumuda Shetty, Sangeeta Raviraj, Janet I J, Harish Leela, and others will participate.
As part of the cultural celebration, group dances will be performed by the Shivam Dance Team from Murnadu and Janani and team from Madikeri. Members of the Janapada Parishat Madikeri taluk unit will present folk singing performances.
The founders and organizers of Samartha Kannadigaru, including Lingaesh Hunasuru (Founder), Jayalakshi K (Chief Coordinator), and the team of coordinators, along with office bearers of the Chandrashekar Rao Trust, have invited art and literature enthusiasts to participate in the event.