Who runs Dasara

The Dasara committees

Dasara is organised by the Government of Karnataka through a High Power Committee chaired by the Chief Minister, executed by the Mysuru District Administration, and delivered by eighteen sub-committees — one for every programme, each with a Deputy Special Officer, a Working President and a Secretary.

18 sub-committeesGovernment of Karnataka

Policy

The High Power Committee

Chief Minister of KarnatakaChairperson

Minister for Kannada & CultureVice-chairperson

District In-charge Minister, MysuruVice-chairperson

Minister for TourismMember

Chief SecretaryMember

Members of Parliament & Legislature, MysuruMembers

Scion of the Royal FamilySpecial invitee

Deputy Commissioner, MysuruMember-secretary

Execution

The executive committee

Chaired by the Deputy Commissioner and Dasara Special Officer, meeting weekly from July.

Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special OfficerChairperson

Commissioner of Police, MysuruSecurity & traffic

CEO, Zilla PanchayatRural & Raitha Dasara

Commissioner, Mysuru City CorporationCivic services & sanitation

Superintending Engineer, CESCIllumination

Deputy Conservator of ForestsElephants

Deputy Director, Palace BoardPalace & Durbar

Delivery

The sub-committees

Eighteen sub-committees, as constituted by the Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special Officer (revised 8 September 2026). Tap for the full list of officers.

1. Welcome, Invitation & Venue Allocation

Smt Aishwarya R, KAS · Deputy Special Officer

Reception, invitations and the allotment of venues.

Working PresidentSmt Roopa, KAS
Co-working PresidentSmt Sindhu
Working PresidentSri Ashok P, KAS
SecretarySri Madhusudan
SecretarySri Mahesh Kumar, KAS

2. Bandobast (Security)

Smt Seema Latkar, IPS · Deputy Special Officer

Policing, traffic and crowd management.

Working PresidentDr Harsha Priyamvada, IPS
SecretarySri K.N. Sundar Raj, KSPS
Co-secretarySri N. Mahesh

3. Panjina Kavayathu (Torchlight Parade)

Smt Seema Latkar, IPS · Deputy Special Officer

The Torchlight Parade at Bannimantap.

Working PresidentSri Mahesh B.R.
Co-working PresidentSri Siddanagouda Patil, KSPS
Co-working PresidentSri Sunil
SecretarySri Girish
Co-secretarySri Harish H.M.
Co-secretarySri Madesh

4. Procession & Tableaux (Jumboo Savari)

Sri Sheikh Tanveer Asif, IAS · Deputy Special Officer

The Vijayadashami procession, tableaux and folk troupes.

Working PresidentChief Planning Officer
Co-working PresidentSri Raviprasad, KSPS
Co-working PresidentSri Sandeep
Co-working PresidentSri Deepak
SecretarySri Mrutyunjaya

5. Raitha Dasara

Sri Bheemappa Lali · Deputy Special Officer

The farmers’ festival.

Working PresidentSri K.H. Ravi
SecretarySri Manjunath
Co-secretaryDr Siddarama M.N.

6. Cultural Dasara

Sri S. Yukesh Kumar, IAS · Deputy Special Officer

The Palace stage and the other cultural stages.

Working PresidentSri Subramanya T.N.
Working PresidentJoint Director
SecretaryDr M.D. Sudarshan

7. Lalithakale & Karakushala Kale

Sri Devaraju A, KAS · Deputy Special Officer

Fine arts and crafts at CAVA.

Working PresidentSri Raghavendra K
SecretarySri Jayashankar

8. Deepalankara (Illumination)

Smt Archana M.S., IAS · Deputy Special Officer

Palace and city illumination, the drone show.

Working PresidentSri Sunil
SecretarySri Madesh

9. Kavigoshti

Dr M. Dasegowda, KAS · Deputy Special Officer

The poets’ meet.

Working PresidentSri Nanjaiah Honganuru
SecretarySri Ananda M.B., KMAS

10. Yoga Dasara

Smt Ramya · Deputy Special Officer

Yoga programmes and competitions.

Working PresidentSmt Niroop Vesti
SecretaryDr Renuka Devi

11. Yuva Sambhrama

Smt Aishwarya R, KAS · Deputy Special Officer

The students’ cultural festival at Manasagangotri.

Working PresidentSmt Prathibha
Co-working PresidentSri Mantelingu
Co-working PresidentSmt Mohana Kumari, KAS
Co-working PresidentSri S. Jagadish
SecretarySri Mohammad Musrafa
Co-secretarySri Heganand
Co-secretarySmt Poornashree
Co-secretarySmt Sapna M.S.

12. Yuva Dasara

Sri Mallikarjuna Baladandi, IPS · Deputy Special Officer

The youth festival.

Working PresidentSri Somashekhar G
Co-working PresidentSmt Sindhu
SecretarySri Manjunath
Co-secretarySri Nisargapriya, KAS
Co-secretarySri Sathyamurthy
Co-secretarySri Arun

13. Mahila & Makkala Dasara

Smt Savitha, KAS · Deputy Special Officer

Women’s and children’s Dasara.

Working PresidentSri Udaykumar
SecretarySri Nagaraju

14. Aahara Mela

Smt Veena, KAS · Deputy Special Officer

The food festival.

Working PresidentSri Srinivasa Murthy
SecretarySri Ravikumar
Co-secretarySri Nagaraje Gowda
Co-secretarySri Sujay

15. Kambala

Sri S. Yukesh Kumar, IAS · Deputy Special Officer

The buffalo race.

Working PresidentSri Bheemappa Lali
Co-working PresidentSri Paramesh
SecretarySri Padmanabha
Co-secretarySmt Maitri

16. Kusti (Wrestling)

Sri L. Nagesh, KSPS · Deputy Special Officer

Dasara Kusti.

Working PresidentSri Raghavendra
SecretarySri Narasimhamurthy

17. Gaja Payana

Sri Ravishankar S.S., IFS · Deputy Special Officer

The elephants’ journey and care.

Working PresidentSri Prabhugowda I.B.
SecretarySri Syed Nadeem

18. Kreede (Sports)

Sri Johnson K. · Deputy Special Officer

The Dasara CM Cup.

Working PresidentDr Jitendra Shetty
SecretarySri Bhaskar Nayak

Official document

Dasara 2026 sub-committees — officers

18 sub-committees

Office of the Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special Officer
Bannur Road, Siddartha Nagar, Mysuru 570 011 · 0821-2424079 · 0821-2428383 · dcofficemysuru@gmail.com

1 Welcome, Invitation & Venue AllocationReception, invitations and the allotment of venues

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Smt Aishwarya R, KAS	Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mysuru
Working President	Smt Roopa, KAS	Secretary, CHDA (welcome & invitation)
Co-working President	Smt Sindhu	Superintending Engineer, MCC
Working President	Sri Ashok P, KAS	Assistant Commissioner, Mysuru (venue allocation)
Secretary	Sri Madhusudan	Executive Engineer, MCC
Secretary	Sri Mahesh Kumar, KAS	Tahsildar

2 Bandobast (Security)Policing, traffic and crowd management

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Smt Seema Latkar, IPS	Commissioner of Police, Mysuru
Working President	Dr Harsha Priyamvada, IPS	DCP, Law & Order
Secretary	Sri K.N. Sundar Raj, KSPS	DCP, Traffic
Co-secretary	Sri N. Mahesh	Assistant Administrative Officer

3 Panjina Kavayathu (Torchlight Parade)The Torchlight Parade at Bannimantap

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Smt Seema Latkar, IPS	Commissioner of Police, Mysuru
Working President	Sri Mahesh B.R.	Commissioner, MUDA
Co-working President	Sri Siddanagouda Patil, KSPS	DCP, CAR
Co-working President	Sri Sunil	Superintending Engineer, CESC
Secretary	Sri Girish	Zonal Commissioner-02, MCC
Co-secretary	Sri Harish H.M.	ACP, Traffic
Co-secretary	Sri Madesh	Executive Engineer, CESC, N.R. Mohalla
Coordinator	Smt Sindhu	AEE, Zone-5, MUDA

4 Procession & Tableaux (Jumboo Savari)The Vijayadashami procession, tableaux and folk troupes

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Sri Sheikh Tanveer Asif, IAS	Director, SIRD
Working President	Chief Planning Officer	Zilla Panchayat, Mysuru
Co-working President	Sri Raviprasad, KSPS	ACP, Vijayanagar
Co-working President	Sri Sandeep	Zonal Commissioner, Zone-3, MCC
Co-working President	Sri Deepak	Executive Engineer (Electrical), MCC
Secretary	Sri Mrutyunjaya	Executive Engineer, MCC
Coordinator	Dr M.D. Sudarshan	Assistant Director, Kannada & Culture
Coordinator	Smt Sridevi	Environment Engineer, MCC
Coordinator	Smt Poornashree	AEE, MCC

5 Raitha DasaraThe farmers’ festival

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Sri Bheemappa Lali	Deputy Secretary (Development), Zilla Panchayat
Working President	Sri K.H. Ravi	Joint Director, Agriculture
Secretary	Sri Manjunath	Deputy Director, Fisheries
Co-secretary	Dr Siddarama M.N.	Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services

6 Cultural DasaraThe Palace stage and the other cultural stages

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Sri S. Yukesh Kumar, IAS	CEO, Zilla Panchayat (Palace stage)
Working President	Sri Subramanya T.N.	Deputy Director, Palace Board (Palace stage)
Working President	Joint Director	Social Welfare (other stages)
Secretary	Dr M.D. Sudarshan	Assistant Director, Kannada & Culture

7 Lalithakale & Karakushala KaleFine arts and crafts at CAVA

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Sri Devaraju A, KAS	Commissioner, Archaeology, Museums & Heritage
Working President	Sri Raghavendra K	Reader & Head, Sculpture, CAVA
Secretary	Sri Jayashankar	Programming Assistant, CAVA

8 Deepalankara (Illumination)Palace and city illumination, the drone show

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Smt Archana M.S., IAS	Managing Director, CESC
Working President	Sri Sunil	Superintending Engineer, CESC
Secretary	Sri Madesh	Executive Engineer, CESC

9 KavigoshtiThe poets’ meet

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Dr M. Dasegowda, KAS	Deputy Commissioner (Administration), MCC
Working President	Sri Nanjaiah Honganuru	Director, Kannada Studies, University of Mysore
Secretary	Sri Ananda M.B., KMAS	Deputy Director, KUIDFC
Coordinator	Dr Triveni	—
Coordinator	Dr Umesh Bevinahalli	—

10 Yoga DasaraYoga programmes and competitions

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Smt Ramya	Deputy Director, Land Records
Working President	Smt Niroop Vesti	Education Officer
Secretary	Dr Renuka Devi	District AYUSH Officer

11 Yuva SambhramaThe students’ cultural festival at Manasagangotri

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Smt Aishwarya R, KAS	Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mysuru
Working President	Smt Prathibha	Zonal Commissioner, Zone-06, MCC
Co-working President	Sri Mantelingu	Director, CDC, University of Mysore
Co-working President	Smt Mohana Kumari, KAS	Tahsildar, Saragur
Co-working President	Sri S. Jagadish	Development Officer, Zone-06
Secretary	Sri Mohammad Musrafa	AEE, MCC
Co-secretary	Sri Heganand	—
Co-secretary	Smt Poornashree	AEE, MCC
Co-secretary	Smt Sapna M.S.	Lecturer, Journalism, University of Mysore
Coordinator	Dr Ningaraju R	—

12 Yuva DasaraThe youth festival

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Sri Mallikarjuna Baladandi, IPS	Superintendent of Police, Mysuru
Working President	Sri Somashekhar G	Deputy Commissioner (Revenue), MCC
Co-working President	Smt Sindhu	Superintending Engineer, MCC
Secretary	Sri Manjunath	Special Land Acquisition Officer, Kabini
Co-secretary	Sri Nisargapriya, KAS	Tahsildar, Periyapatna
Co-secretary	Sri Sathyamurthy	—
Co-secretary	Sri Arun	AEE, KIADB

13 Mahila & Makkala DasaraWomen’s and children’s Dasara

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Smt Savitha, KAS	Deputy Secretary (Administration), Zilla Panchayat
Working President	Sri Udaykumar	Deputy Director, Public Instruction
Secretary	Sri Nagaraju	Deputy Director, Women & Child Welfare

14 Aahara MelaThe food festival

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Smt Veena, KAS	Additional Commissioner, MCC
Working President	Sri Srinivasa Murthy	Executive Engineer, MCC
Secretary	Sri Ravikumar	Executive Engineer, DUDC
Co-secretary	Sri Nagaraje Gowda	AEE, MCC
Co-secretary	Sri Sujay	Chief Officer, Bogadi Town Panchayat

15 KambalaThe buffalo race

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Sri S. Yukesh Kumar, IAS	CEO, Zilla Panchayat
Working President	Sri Bheemappa Lali	Deputy Secretary (Development), Zilla Panchayat
Co-working President	Sri Paramesh	Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mysuru
Secretary	Sri Padmanabha	Executive Engineer, PWD
Co-secretary	Smt Maitri	AEE, MCC

16 Kusti (Wrestling)Dasara Kusti

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Sri L. Nagesh, KSPS	Additional Superintendent of Police-2
Working President	Sri Raghavendra	District Officer, Backward Classes Welfare
Secretary	Sri Narasimhamurthy	Commissioner, Hootagalli TMC

17 Gaja PayanaThe elephants’ journey and care

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Sri Ravishankar S.S., IFS	Conservator of Forests, Mysuru circle
Working President	Sri Prabhugowda I.B.	Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife
Secretary	Sri Syed Nadeem	Range Forest Officer, Wildlife

18 Kreede (Sports)The Dasara CM Cup

Role	Officer	Designation
Deputy Special Officer	Sri Johnson K.	Secretary, MUDA
Working President	Dr Jitendra Shetty	Joint Director (Administration), Youth Empowerment & Sports, Bengaluru
Secretary	Sri Bhaskar Nayak	Assistant Director, Youth Services & Sports, Mysuru

As per the sub-committee list revised on 08 September 2026 by the Office of the Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special Officer, Mysuru.

Source: Office of the Deputy Commissioner & Dasara Special Officer · revised 08 September 2026