Pratibha Puraskar programme, felicitation to Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (Bengaluru) Director Dr. C.N. Manjunath and veteran littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar (CPK), Adichunchanagiri Mysuru Shakha Mutt Seer Sri Someshwaranatha Swamiji graces, MP Pratap Simha inaugurates, MLAs Vasu and G.T. Devegowda, former MLA Satyanarayana chief guests, Sangha President Dr. D.L. Balakrishna presides, Pradayaka Ganapati Temple premises,…

Staging of play ‘Shikhari,’ Bhoomigeeta, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.  

Staging of Kotaganahalli Ramaiah’s play ‘Nayi Tippa’ (Director – Manjula Narayan) by inmates of Narendra Nele (shelterless children), Kalamandira, 7 pm.  

Swami Jnanayoganandaji speaks on ‘The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna,’ Ashrama premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.  

Naatyagama-2017, an event featuring Indian Dance Forms, Bharatanatyam by Vidu. Gouripriya Sethuram, 6 pm; Kathak by Vid. Naveen Hegde, 7 pm; Bharatanatyam by Vidu. Deepti Aadishesh, K. Vasudevacharya Bhavan, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road, 8 pm.  

3rd Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) and Pratibha Puraskar programme, Masjid-e-Mubeen premises, N.R. Mohalla, 5 pm.  

‘Animal Adoption Week’ programme and the inauguration of ‘Botany and Zoological Club,’ Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar inaugurates and interacts with the animal adopters, Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Chairperson Mallige Veeresh presides, nominated Directors of ZAK B.N. Karigowda, K. Tukaram, S.N. Raju, Amjad Khan, Latha Jagadish and Dr. T. Shivandappa, CSIR, Emeritus Scientist, Professor, Department…

Staging of play ‘Mathobba Maayi,’ Natana Rangashale, Ramakrishnanagar, 11 am.

Book release — retired IAS Officer B.R. Jayaramaraje Urs translated work titled ‘Prapatha’ — by Karnataka Backward Classes Commission Chairman H. Kantharaj inaugurates, Prof. Y.S. Siddegowda, faculty, Department of Social Work, University of Mysore, MyLAC Chairman H.A. Venkatesh presides, Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), JLB Road, 10.45 am.  

62nd Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, Art Expo by U.G. Mohan Kumar Aradhya (Theme – People behind Karnataka Unification), Scholar Dr. Malali Vasanthakumar inaugurates, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna presides, Suchitra Art Gallery, Kalamandira, 10.30 am to 7 pm.