<p>Participating at a programme organised to mark the birth anniversary of poet Da Ra Bendre at Rangamandira in BEMLNagar here recently, he said Bendre never enjoyed the celebrity-poet status instead lived a simple life to understand the life. <br /><br />The programme was jointly organised by Kannada Mirthraru and Kannada Sahitya Parishat. <br />Kannada Sahitya Parishat, district unit former president M S Ramaprasad and BEML General Manager K Krishnamurthy and Kannada Mithraru organisation president H R Ramanath were present. <br /><br />On the occasion, prizes were distributed to the winners of rangoli drawing competitions. <br />Later, local artistes presented Bendre’s compositions.</p>
<p>Participating at a programme organised to mark the birth anniversary of poet Da Ra Bendre at Rangamandira in BEMLNagar here recently, he said Bendre never enjoyed the celebrity-poet status instead lived a simple life to understand the life. <br /><br />The programme was jointly organised by Kannada Mirthraru and Kannada Sahitya Parishat. <br />Kannada Sahitya Parishat, district unit former president M S Ramaprasad and BEML General Manager K Krishnamurthy and Kannada Mithraru organisation president H R Ramanath were present. <br /><br />On the occasion, prizes were distributed to the winners of rangoli drawing competitions. <br />Later, local artistes presented Bendre’s compositions.</p>