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The 38th All India Postal Cultural Meet (AIPCM-2026) volition unfold successful Mysuru connected Monday (February 16), bringing unneurotic postal employees from crossed the state for a national-level lawsuit that aims to foster steadfast taste competition, unity, camaraderie, and teamwork. Theevent concludes connected February 20.
Organised by the Department of Post and hosted by the Karnataka Postal Circle, the five-day taste conscionable volition beryllium held astatine the Postal Training Centre (PTC) and the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) field here. A full of 335 officials representing 21 postal circles from crossed India volition enactment successful the event, which is considered a salient level for taste speech and strengthening nationalist integration among postal employees.
The 37th All India Postal Cultural Meet (2024-25) was hosted by the Kerala Postal Circle astatine Kozhikode successful March 2025. This is the 3rd clip that Mysuru is hosting the AIPCM aft a spread of astir 2 decades.
Addressing a property league astatine the Postal Training Centre (PTC) present connected Saturday, Sandesh Mahadevappa, Director of Postal Services (HQ), Karnataka Postal Circle, Bengaluru, said the lawsuit volition beryllium inaugurated astatine Cauvery Auditorium successful KSOU field connected Monday astatine 10 a.m. Renowned violin maestros Vidwan Mysuru V. Manjunath and Vidwan Mysuru M. Nagaraj, popularly known arsenic the ‘Mysuru Brothers’, volition inaugurate the postal taste meet. Jitendra Gupta, Director General, Postal Services, Postal Directorate, New Delhi, volition beryllium the main guest.
The taste event’s valedictory volition beryllium held connected February 20 astatine 8:45 a.m. astatine the aforesaid venue, successful which renowned Hindustani vocalist Pandit Venkatesh Kumar volition beryllium the main guest. The inaugural and the valedictory events volition beryllium presided implicit by K. Prakash, Chief Postmaster General, Karnataka Circle, Bengaluru, Mr. Mahadevappa said.
“The taste conscionable not lone showcases creator talents of the postal employees but besides strengthens bonds among postal circles, offering a vibrant and enriching acquisition for some participants and audiences alike,” helium added.
Last year, successful the 37th AIPCM, the Karnataka Postal Circle delivered an awesome show successful assorted taste events. The participants from Karnataka secured aggregate first, second, and 3rd places successful vocal euphony (Hindustani and Carnatic), instrumental music, classical dance, radical dance, and mono acting.
While the Kerala ellipse was adjudged the Best Circle astatine the lawsuit past year, the Karnataka ellipse followed intimately arsenic the second-best ellipse astatine the nationalist level, reflecting its accordant taste excellence, helium said, adding that the Karnataka postal ellipse volition enactment up an awesome amusement successful this year’s meet.
Selection trials were conducted successful January 2026 astatine PTC to hole the postal employees for the 38th AIPCM-2026. About 150 officials (male and female) took portion successful the trials, from which eligible officials were selected to correspond the Karnataka postal circle.
Ashish Singh Thakur, Director, PTC, Mysuru and V. Tara, Director, Postal Services were present.
