Mysuru, May 11 -- As part of Mother's Day celebrations, various organisations held programmes in city this morning. At first, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat held a poet's meet 'Ammana Madilu' at its premises in Vijayanagar.

Kannada Sahitya Parishat had invited poets from Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan districts to recite the poems on 'mother' they had authored for the special occasion.

Earlier, inaugurating the programme, Folklorist Dr. P.K. Rajashekar spoke about the role played by the mothers in bringing up their children to become able citizens.

He also called upon people to respect mothers and women in general in recognition of their sacrifices. Dr. Rajashekar also hailed the achievements of women in the recent times....