Greeshma Rangotsava, a theatre festival, renamed CGK Memorial Amateur Theatre Festival, staging of play Kurukshetra by Janamana Datha Troupe, Heggodu, Bhoomigeeta, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.    

 Discourse on Atmabodha by Swami Ishtanathananda,  Ashrama premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.    

 Nisarga Vandana, environment songs by doctors, Industrialist Jagannath Shenoy and wife Kusuma Shenoy will inaugurate, Bangalore Environment Trust Chairman Dr. A.N. Yellappa Reddy chief guest, Kamakshni Hospital Administrator Dr. Umesh Kamath and Academy Founder H.R. Leelavathi will be present, Sugama Sangeetha Academy Trust Vice-President T.R. Harish presides, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore Vasudevacharya Bhavan, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha…

 Mass Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana, 6 pm to 6.30 pm; ‘Jnana Yajna – Gita Saara’ discourse in Kannada by Swami Brahmananda Saraswati, Nityotsava convention Hall, Krishnamurthypuram, 6.30 pm to 8 pm.    

 Adhika Jeshta Masa, ‘Ganasiri – Vedanta Lahari’ (Harikathamrutasaara – Dasara Padagala Gayana), cultural programme by Shravani and troupe from Bengaluru, 5 pm to 6 pm; ‘Gaanasiri – Vedantalahari,’ discourse by Dr. B.N. Vijayindracharya, Sarada Vilas Centenary Hall, Krishnamurthypuram, 6 pm to 8 pm.    

Trust Founder-President Prof. B. Somashekar Memorial Music Programme, Nudi Gowrava by Pt. Indudar Nirodi and Prof. H.G. Krishnappa, Naada Gowrava by Pt. Vinayaka Thoravi and Pt. Somanatha Maraduru, Pt. Veerabhadraiah and Pt. Prabhusonna on harmonium and Ramesh Dhannur and Bhimashankar Bidanur on tabla, Ganabharathi (Veene Seshanna Bhavan), Kuvempunagar, 5 pm.    

 Talk on ‘Recycling of polymers and its applications’ by Dr. Sania Akhtar, Director, CIPET, Bengaluru, 4.15 pm to 5 pm; Panel discussion on ‘Polymers – the materials for future,’ IS Seminar Hall, Golden Jubilee Bhavan, SJCE, 5 pm to 5.45 pm.    

Conferring of Nandi Awards-2018, MLA Vasu presides, Dhyanchand Awardee and Asian Games Silver Medallist Uday K. Prabhu guest of honour, Karnataka Athletics Association Senior Vice-President H.T. Mahadeva and Hon. Secretary A. Rajavelu chief guests, felicitation to Athletics Federation of India EC Member N. Chandrashekar Rai, Centenary Hall, Maharaja’s College, University of Mysore, 4 pm.  …

 Kannada essay contest on Jnanpith awardee Dr. U. R. Ananthamurthy’s (URA) life and works for PU and high school students from rural areas, 10 am; Anantha Smarane, the literary event to bring together his admirers, critics and readers, Prof. T.R.S. Sharma, Prof. Vijaya Vaman and Prof. O.L. Nagabhushana Swamy will speak, Esther Ananthamurthy chief guest,…

Freshers’ Day and Awards Ceremony, former ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar and DDPU Dr. Dayananda chief guests, KNC Innovative Global School and PU College Chairman Dr. K.N. Chandrashekar presides, College Campus, Hebbal, 11 am.