We are thrilled to announce our Annual Rajyotsava Festival 2024, a celebration of our rich heritage and community spirit!


Event Details

Date: Nov 23, 2025
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Venue: Namma Vana, Roopanagara


Program Highlights

Cultural Performances

  • Welcome Address
  • Chutuku session by Chief guest H. Dundiraj
  • Prize distribution for the Rajyptsava events
  • Kannada Antaakshari by residents
  • Vote of thanks
H Dundiraj

Chief Guest

H. Dundiraj, one of the leading writers of contemporary Kannada literature who has cultivated both poetry and prose, has published 70 works. Dundiraj, who is popularly known as the king of honey poems and the emperor of short stories, has composed more than 6500 honey poems and left his mark on the genre.
Also famous as a playwright, his play 'Pukkate Siya' has seen more than a hundred performances. Dundiraj, who has written columns for many leading newspapers, has been writing a new honey poem every day in the 'Hanidhani' column of Udayavani newspaper since September 2011, which can be considered a record. Dundiraj, who has also written works for children, has his poems and articles included in textbooks.

Dundiraj, who is also a popular poet, has been honored by giving programs in America, England, Singapore, Dubai, Qatar and Bahrain. The Karnataka Nataka Academy’s Honorary Award, the All India Banuli Playwriting Competition’s Best Comedy Drama Award, the Karnataka Sahitya Academy’s Book Award, the Kadengodlu Poetry Award, the Muddan Poetry State Award, the U.A.E. Voice Foundation’s Chutuku Chakravarthy Award, and the Kannada Sahitya Parishad’s Manika Rao Memorial Comedy Literature Award are some of the major awards that Dundiraj has received.

Originally born in Hattikudru village of Kundapur taluk of Udupi district, Dundiraj holds an M.Sc. degree in Agricultural Science. He has settled in Bangalore after serving in Corporation Bank for 36 years and retiring as A.G.M.

Join Us

Please come with your family and enjoy the event.