Rashtrotthana Sahitya is organizing the 37-day ‘6th Kannada Pustaka Habba–2026’ from October 31 to December 6 at the ‘Keshava Shilpa’ auditorium of Rashtrotthana Parishat in Kempegowda Nagara.
Supreme Court Justice Sri Aravind Kumar will inaugurate the book festival on October 31 at 6:00 PM. Renowned scholar and Padma Bhushan awardee Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh will grace the occasion as the chief guest, while Rashtrotthana Parishat President M. P. Kumar will preside over the event.
Ahead of the inauguration, a grand shobhayatre of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari will take place at 4:00 PM, moving from the Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs on Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi, to Rashtrotthana Parishat. V. Nagaraj, Honorary Secretary of the Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs, and N. Dinesh Hegde, General Secretary of Rashtrotthana Parishat, will flag off the procession.
Attractive Discounts on Books:
Rashtrotthana Sahitya, which has been dedicated to spreading refined literature for the past six decades, has been organizing the ‘Kannada Pustaka Habba’ annually on the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava since 2021. In this edition of the fair, along with Rashtrotthana Sahitya’s publications, valuable books from various publishers across the state will be available to readers at discounts ranging from 10% to 60%.
Diverse Activities:
The book exhibition and sale will be open daily from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM throughout the festival. Alongside the exhibition, book releases, lectures on literature and culture, seminars, and various literary competitions for school and college students have been scheduled. A press release also noted that special go-puje and awareness sessions on indigenous cow breeds will be held during Deepavali.
Venue: ‘Keshava Shilpa’ Auditorium, Rashtrotthana Parishat, Kempegowda Nagara, Bengaluru–560004
Timings: Daily 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
