bangalore as folk drummers set the mood with an energetic performance renowned violinist l subramaniam opened the culturalandarts extravaganza bangalore habba with an enthralling recital here on sundayinaugurating the habba at the convocation centre bangalore university karnataka governor tn chaturvedi said the people of bangalore should participate actively in it it and tourism minister db inamdar likened it to the munich and the scotland festivals saying it would carve a unique niche not only in bangalore in the arts and culture scene but also internationallyin the absence of the chief minister higher education minister g parameshwar conveyed his message saying the habba was not only a platform to showcase the arts and culture of bangalore but also worked at sustaining the art formsin the evening the habba was inaugurated at cubbon park by former minister pgr sindhia the artists walkway on mg road by kstdc commissioner mahendra jain at town hall by urban development minister dk shivakumar and at ravindra kalakshetra by kannada and culture minister rani satish