Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, conferring of Acharya Sri Vidyaranya Rajyotsava Award-2017, senior scholar Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar inaugurates, social worker K. Raghuram presides, MLA M.K. Somashekar unveils a portrait of Sri Vidyaranya and presents awards, District Brahmana Mahasabha President B.R. Nataraja Jois releases Foundation’s monthly ‘Aroghya Kirana,’ Rotary Hall, JLB Road, 4.30 pm.    

 Pratibha Puraskar presentation ceremony, Swami Mangalanathanandaji of Sri Ramakrishna Mutt-Bengaluru and Chakravarthy Sulibele of Yuva Brigade chief guests, Kalamandira, 4.15 pm.    

  Kannada Rajyotsava celebration, painting and fun contests for children, Taponandana Park, near Akshaya Bhandar, Kuvempunagar, 11 am.    

Inauguration by Minister Dr. Geetha Mahadevaprasad, MLAs Vasu and G.T. Devegowda, former Minister S.A. Ramdas, Mayor M.J. Ravikumar and MUDA Chairman D. Dhruvakumar guests of honour, #82/3, 82/4, KRS Road, Hootagalli, 7.30 pm.

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

 Sugama Sangeetha Programme by Puttur Narasimha Nayak and party, Sri Prasanna Mahaganapati Temple, Shivaji Road, N.R. Mohalla, 6.30 pm.    

Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, Yakshagana ‘Bhargava Vijaya,’ Vijaya Vittala School premises, Saraswathipuram, 6 pm.    

 Kathak by Seema Viswanath and Ruma Sahil, Bharatanatyam by Shalini Paramesh & Malini Paramesh and Pavithra Manjunath & Gayathri Maiya, Premier Complex Premier Studios, Jayalakshmipuram, 6 pm.    

 Geeta Jnana Mahayajna, discourse by Pt. Purushothamacharya Purohit, Mutt premises, Khille Mohalla, 6 pm to 8 pm.