Informing the same to the media persons, Kannada and Culture Department Assistant Director Mangala V Naik said that District-in-Charge Minister Krishna J Palemar will inaugurate the programme on September 17 at 5.30 pm.

MLA U T Khader will preside over the programme and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Zilla Panchayat Member Sahish Kumpala and others will be the guests.

 On the same day, various cultural programmes will be performed including patriotic songs by Namritha Kini and team, dance ballet by Pramod Ullal and troupe, Yakshagana performance by Ganesh Pura Girish Navuda and team, she informed.

The cultural programmes will also be held on September 18 evening.

Three days art camp will be held from September 16 to 18 in the memory of Tippu Sulthan.
 MLA U T Khader will inaugurate the camp. Senior artistes like Shivananda Nayak, Prasanna Acharya, D Prasad Rao, Navin Kumar G and others will take part in the camp.

Various competitions will be held for men and women on September 18 from 2 pm to 5 pm to mark the occasion, said Naik.