‘Swaralaya Cultural Fest-2024 (Part-3),’  veteran grade artiste of Doordarshan and Akashavani Vid. C. Vishwanath inaugurates, Vidu. Kshama Katwar chief guest, Devara Padagalu by music teacher Bhanu Nishcal, traditional songs by Vidu. Kalpana Anand and team, accompanied by Vid. M.R. Srikanth on violin and M.R. Udaykumar on mridanga, Ganabharathi, Kuvempunagar, 4 pm.

26th Annual Kite Flying Competition, ground opposite Uttanahalli Maramma Temple, Ring Road, 2 pm.

Solo Veena Concert by Ishaani Ramaswamy, an 8th Grade student from San Diego, US, accompanied by Vid. V. Nikshit Puttur on mridanga and Vid. R. Karthik on kanjira, Mysore Vasudevacharya’s residence, near Agrahara, 10.30 am.

Releasing of the book ‘Hampana Lekhana Sanchaya – Paramarshana,’ edited by Dr. S.P. Padmaprasad, retd. VC Prof. H.C. Boralingaiah releases the book, Kuvempu Basha Bharathi Chairman Channappa Katti presides, felicitation to Rajyotsava awardee Dr. C. Naganna and Chavundaraya awardee Prof. Preethi Shubhachandra, Prof. Hampana and Dr. S.P. Padmaprasad guests of honour, cultural patron K. Raghuram…

‘Bhava Sangama’ and endowment programme, retd. Kannada Professor S.S. Ramesh delivers talk on ‘Vachanakarara Chintanegala Prastutate,’ Taralabalu Samagama President Dr. S.B. Vasanthakumar presides, Vachana Gayana by Choodamani, Taralabalu College’s new building, Sahukar Chennaiah Road, Thonachikoppal, 10.30 am.

Talk on ‘Shakespeare in two cultures’ by Prof. C. Naganna, Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies,’ Kalpa Kshetra, #581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, 10.30 am.

‘Nada Nritya Mukula,’ Academy’s 75 budding talents — beginners, sub-juniors and juniors — will take part in the programme under the guidance and direction of Guru Vidushi Mithra Naveen, Nada Nrityopasana, Bharatanatyam programme by sub-junior, junior & senior students of the Academy, Dr. M.D. Sudharshan, Assistant Director of Kannada and Culture Department, Mysuru and Vidushi…

Free Health Camp, Doctors’ and Newspaper Day celebrations, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar inaugurates, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research-Mysuru Medical Superintendent & cardiologist Dr. K.S. Sadananda lights the lamp, senior writer Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar presides, conferring of ‘Sahitya Ratna Award’ on journalist Amshi Prasannakumar, ‘Vaidya Ratna Award’ on cardiologist Dr. K.S. Sadananda and…

Ashada Kavigoshti-2024, KSOU Assistant Professor Dr. Sumithra Malavalli inaugurates, senior writer Siddaswamy presides, Kasturi Sirigannada Vedike-Mandya State President Potera Mahadev delivers keynote address, conferring of ‘Kasturi Samaja Seva Award’ on Dr. A.M. Preethi (Arasikere), R. Rangaswamy (Tagadur) and Nagaratnamma (Sanaba, Pandavapura), Kollapuradamma Temple, K.R. Mohalla, Old Agrahara, 10 am.

21st Chaturmasya Vrata Deeksha by junior pontiff Sri Datta Vijayananda Teertha Swamiji, Srichakra Puja, Maha Ganapathy Homa, Kumkumarchana to Sri Rajarajeswari Devi, 9 am; Chaturmasya Discourse on Sri Brahmanda Purana, Universal Prayer Hall, Ashram premises, Dattanagar, 6.30 pm.