<p>Mandya: The three-day 87th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana started in 'Sugar Town' of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mandya">Mandya</a> on Friday with the hoisting of flags and the procession of the Sammelana Chairman Go Ru Channabasappa (GoRuCha). </p><p>The procession received a rousing welcome from the people, who gathered in large numbers on both sides of the six-km long route up the venue of the Sammelana.</p><p>Mandya District in-charge Minister and president of the welcome committee N Chaluvarayaswamy hoisted the National Flag in the presence of GoRuCha. </p><p>While Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) president Mahesh Joshi hoisted the flag of the KSP, convenor of Mandya district KSP Meera Shivalingiah hoisted the Karnataka Flag.</p>.New art gallery in Bengaluru's Indiranagar opens with show featuring 34 artists.<p>As per the invitation, member of the erstwhile royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar was scheduled to launch the procession. </p><p>However, she did not attend the event and thus seer of Adichunchanagiri Mutt Nirmalanandanatha Swami launched the procession near Sir M Visvesvaraya statue on Mysuru-Bengaluru highway. </p><p>The procession was delayed over one hour due to various reasons. Over 2,200 artistes of 157 folk art troupes took part in the procession. </p><p>MLA and Chairman of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Ramesh Babu Bandisiddegowda, MLC Dinesh Gooligowda, Deputy Commissioner Kumar, Superintendent of Police Mallikarjuna Baladandi, and Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Sheik Tanveer Asif were present. Important citizens of Mandya and children of Scouts and Guides and Bharat Seva Dal were present.</p>
<p>Mandya: The three-day 87th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana started in 'Sugar Town' of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mandya">Mandya</a> on Friday with the hoisting of flags and the procession of the Sammelana Chairman Go Ru Channabasappa (GoRuCha). </p><p>The procession received a rousing welcome from the people, who gathered in large numbers on both sides of the six-km long route up the venue of the Sammelana.</p><p>Mandya District in-charge Minister and president of the welcome committee N Chaluvarayaswamy hoisted the National Flag in the presence of GoRuCha. </p><p>While Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP) president Mahesh Joshi hoisted the flag of the KSP, convenor of Mandya district KSP Meera Shivalingiah hoisted the Karnataka Flag.</p>.New art gallery in Bengaluru's Indiranagar opens with show featuring 34 artists.<p>As per the invitation, member of the erstwhile royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar was scheduled to launch the procession. </p><p>However, she did not attend the event and thus seer of Adichunchanagiri Mutt Nirmalanandanatha Swami launched the procession near Sir M Visvesvaraya statue on Mysuru-Bengaluru highway. </p><p>The procession was delayed over one hour due to various reasons. Over 2,200 artistes of 157 folk art troupes took part in the procession. </p><p>MLA and Chairman of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Ramesh Babu Bandisiddegowda, MLC Dinesh Gooligowda, Deputy Commissioner Kumar, Superintendent of Police Mallikarjuna Baladandi, and Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Sheik Tanveer Asif were present. Important citizens of Mandya and children of Scouts and Guides and Bharat Seva Dal were present.</p>