Speaking to media persons here on Wednesday, Rashtrakavi Govinda Pai Memorial Committee Secretary B V Kakkillaya said that Kerala Education Minister M A Baby will lay the foundation stone while Administrative Reforms Commission Chairperson M Veerappa Moily will inaugurate the programme. Manjeshwar MLA C H Knuhambu will preside over the programme while Kannada & Culture Secretary I M Vittalmurthy will release a souvenir ‘Nandadivige’.
On the occasion, Kannada Development Authority Chairman Dr Siddalingaiah will present the ‘Govinda Pai National Award’ to eminent scholar Dr L Basavaraju. A literary meet will be held to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Manjeshwar Govind Pai which will be inaugurated by noted Kannada scholar Dr Chandrashekar Kambar while Dr Siddalingaiah will preside. ‘Thembere,’ a Tulu Academy tri-monthly will be released on the occasion by Prof Amrith Someshwar. The cultural programmes in the evening will be inaugurated by Kannada & Culture Department Director Manu Baligar while Alva’s Education Chairperson Dr M Mohan Alva will preside.