Mysuru :

City’s Kalasuruchi has entered Limca Book of Records for its ‘Longest Weekly Story Sessions.’

Kalasuruchi, a cultural institution in Mysuru, has been conducting story sessions called ‘Kathe Kelona Banni (Come, Let us hear Stories)’ for children every Saturday since Feb. 3, 2007 at Suruchi Rangamane in Kuvempunagar.

The first story session was held by Bhargavi Narayan. People from various walks of life are invited to tell stories mainly in Kannada, even though they have had a few English sessions.

They have held 439 such sessions as of June 30, 2015. Targeted at children in the 6-13 age group, the programme is co-ordinated by Dr. H.K. Ramanath and K. Nagaraj, under the leadership of Vijaya Sindhuvalli.

Today’s session: Today (Apr. 9), in the 480th story-telling session, Dr. Nagaraja B.G. Kere, Curator, Folklore Museum, University of Mysore, will narrate the story at Suruchi Rangamane, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> General News / Saturday – April 09th, 2016