Mysore/Mysuru, Sept. 21 -- The 10-day Dasara Book Fair will be held from Sept. 22 to Oct. 1 at Scouts and Guides Grounds near the Old Deputy Commissioner's Office along Hunsur road in the city.

Kannada Book Authority (KBA) Chairman Manasa said that Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi will inaugurate the Fair at 5 pm on Sept. 22. The Book Fair will be open from 10 am to 8.30 pm on all the days, he said.

Prior to the inauguration of the Book Fair, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will release a book on International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq written by author Shivananda and published by KBA, during Dasara inauguration atop Chamundi Hill at 10.30 am tomorrow.

A variety of Kannada books will be sold at a discounted price duri...