Mysuru, Sept. 29 -- With the University of Mysore (UoM) naming its Open-Air Theatre at the Manasagangothri campus 'Kuvempu Bayalu Rangamandira' (Kuvempu Open-Air Theatre) after Poet Laureate Kuvempu, the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar District Vokkaligara Sangha felicitated University Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath at his office in Crawford Hall yesterday.

Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Lokanath said, Kuvempu had a close association with the concept of Manasagangothri.

"Keeping in mind that Kuvempu should always remain at the heart of the Manasagangothri campus, the University decided to name the Open-Air Theatre after him, with the approval of the Syndicate Members," he said.

Noting that the University had installed portraits of Kuvempu ...