Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, felicitation to Kannada Rajyotsava Award and cultural programmes, actor-director-environmentalist Suresh Heblikar and artiste Amma Ramachandra chief guests, IEI Mysuru Chairman Dr. R. Deepu presides, IEI premises, 6 pm.

Veene Seshanna Jayanti, Veena Concert by Vidu. Rajyashree Josyer Srikanth, accompanied by Vid. A. Radhesh  on mridanga and Vid. Srinidhi R. Koundinya on ghata, Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm.

‘Food Choices for a Sustainable Future,’ documentary screening and awareness event, WCFA premises, 5.30 pm to 8 pm.

Vishwanath Mirle Memorial Children’s English Play Festival, Preeti Nagaraj, writer, journalist and theatre artiste, inaugurates, 5.30 pm; Staging of play ‘The Trail of a Thief’ by Mysore International School, 6.15 pm; Play ‘Post Early for Christmas’ by Acharya Vidya Kula, Suruchi Rangamane, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 7.15 pm.

Handloom Expo-cum-Sale titled ‘Hathkargha Mela — My Handloom, My Pride – Virasat,’ Urban Haat, Hebbal, 10 am to 9.30 pm.

Handmade (Paper Pulp) Dolls Show by K.S. Raghavendra, ‘Inchara Kalakshetra,’ 149/150, 4th Cross, 3rd Main, Mahadeshwaranagara 2nd Stage, Vijayanagar, Mysuru, 10 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm.

Inauguration of 2-day International Microbiology Conference Microcosm 1.0 — ‘Innovating Microbial Solutions Towards a Sustainable Future’ — Prof. Anil Kaul, Vice-Chancellor, PHFI/IPHS University and Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, chief guest, Dr. B.M. Thyagaraju, Deputy Adviser, Science & Technology, NITI Aayog, Prof. Arun K. Bhunia, Department of Molecular Food Microbiology, Purdue University, Dr….

Birsa Munda Jayanti, interaction with PM Narendra Modi (who is attending the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas event in Bihar) with 2-way connectivity, Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute premises, Kergalli, 9.30 am.