Kavitha Kuruganti

KISAN SWARAJ SAMMELAN 2026 (SOUTH INDIA), MYSURU, FEB.27, 28 & MAR.1, 2026
Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA-Kisan Swaraj) in collaboration with Prasaranga, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru
ONLY 27 MORE DAYS TO GO FOR THE EVENT!
IMPORTANTLY, ONLY 16 DAYS LEFT, TILL THE LAST DATE FOR REGISTRATION

Please read the "Invitation to Register" documents in english, kannada, telugu, tamil and malayalam by clicking on the links, before registering here: https://sammelan.kisanswaraj.in/south-india

Please also note that on March 2nd, post-sammelan field trips are being organised on four routes (two batches on one route from Mysuru to Kengeri in Bangalore), and participants interested in these field trips have to pay and register separately if they opt in. The field trip option is integrated into the registration process online. Like registrations for the Sammelan, these field trips will also be on first-come, first-registered basis. Please note that if any route does not get filled upto even 50% of the capacity, organisers will be forced to club this route with any other route as appropriate. Similarly, if the registration for any route gets completed soon, that option will be closed for others. You can learn about the field trip routes by clicking on this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rHpFVBaf3R63az4yGMTTrg9jk5DCGteCG5hzZBN4HUI/edit?usp=sharing

Please find the draft program schedule for the Mysuru sammelan here:https://kisanswaraj.in/wp-content/uploads/KSS2026-South-India-KSOU-Mysuru-Schedule-Penultimate-English.pdf . While this overall program's line up is impressive, the detailed schedule is yet to be put together for all the parallel sessions, and will have a wide spectrum of experiences, expertise and innovations captured from the ground, from different states of South India mainly.

The public events which are also open to all citizens in and around Mysuru are diverse, educative and celebratory.

Hurry up and register soon!

Organising Team,
KSS 2026 (South India), Mysuru

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