173rd birth anniversary of M. Venkatakrishnaiah (Thataiah), M. Venkatakrishnaiah Award function, Conferring of M.Venkatakrishnaiah Award on noted scholar Dr. T.V. Venkatachala Shastry, Dr. Niranjana Vanalli, Registrar, Music Varsity, speaks on Venkatakrishnaiah, Prof. N.S. Taranath, Visiting Professor, Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies, Manasagangothri, speaks on the awardee, R. Guru, President of Anathalaya, presents the award, Sugama…

Discourse on ‘Bhagavad Gita’ by Pt. Sri Badarayanacharya, Samiti premises, 5 pm to 6.30 pm.  

Books release — ‘Kannada Kavya Prakasha’ and ‘Bhavabhooti’ – Translations by Dr. K. Krishnamurthy and ‘Samagra Samskruta Vyakarana’ and ‘Vaidyakiya Vichara Vishleshane’ by Dr. K. Leela Prakash — by Karantaka Sanskrit University VC Dr. Padma Shekar, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna presides, Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), JLB Road, 5 pm.  

Valedictory of UoM’s Chamundi Zone Inter-College Kabbadi Tournament (2017-18), prize distribution by Vidyavardhaka Sangha Hon. Treasurer S.N. Lakshminarayana, felicitation to alumnus and yoga exponent Sanjay Kumar (silver in National Yoga Contest), College premises, 5 pm.  

Story telling by Dr. Shylaja Venugopal, Srujana Kalamandira, #38, 18th Cross, Jayanagar, 4.30 pm.  

Story-telling for kids by Nanjayya Honganooru, Head, Folklore Division, Kuvempu Kannada Adhyayana Samsthe, University of Mysore, Suruchi Rangamane, #476, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm.  

Bombe Mane, an expo of exquisite dolls from across India, up to 7.30 pm.  

Flute Recital by Vid. A. Chandan Kumar, accompanied by Vid. H.K. Narasimhamurthy on violin, Vid. G.S. Ramanujan on mridanga and Vid. S. Manjunath on ghata, Sri Prasanna Mahaganapathy Temple, Shivaji Road, N.R. Mohalla, 6.30 pm.

Monthly cultural programme, Hindustani classical Sitar recital by Vidushi Geetha Sridhara, accompanied on tabla by her son Keshav Sridhara, a Mechanical Engineer by profession, BVB’s Y.T. Thathachari auditorium, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, 6.30 pm.  

B.V. Karanth College Rangothsava, staging of play ‘Ooru Suttaru Hanumappa Horaga’ by Ursu FGC, Hunsur, Bhoomigeeta, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.