41st edition of Vasundharotsava 2025, Bharatanatyam recital by Vidu. Preethi Ramaswamy (USA), Dance-Drama ‘The Destiny,’  based on German folk tale by VPAC students, directed by Dr. Vasundhara Doraswamy, narration by Shubhada Chetan (Germany), music by Praveen D. Rao (Bengaluru); Renowned historian Dr. Vasundhara Filliozat guest of honour, Vasundhara Bhavan, Kalandhika Academy, Saraswathipuram, 6 pm to…

67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sharanappa V. Halse inaugurates, ‘Mridanga Taranga’ music programme by Vid. H.L. Shivashankar Swamy, accompanied by Sameer Rao on flute, Jyotsna Srikanth on violin, Sangeeth Thomas on keyboard, K. Adarsh Shenoy on tabla and Anush Shetty on Talavadya; Veena recital by Dr. S.V. Sahana, accompanied…

Gajanoorina Rajaru, musical evening to pay tributes to Dr. Rajkumar, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road, 5.30 pm.

Centenary celebrations of RK Ashram, Golden Jubilee of Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE); Symposium on Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda, RK Vidyashala premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.

Book release — senior writer  Prof. C.P. Siddashrama’s ‘Nelada Nakshatragalu’ and ‘Arivina Deevige’ — by veteran littérateur Prof. Ramegowda (RaGow), writers Prof. K. Thimmaiah and Dr. H.L. Shaila will speak about the books, Parishat Mysuru President Maddikere Gopal presides, District Kannada Sahitya Bhavan, Vijayanagar, 4 pm.

4k Projection Mapping on 45-ft tall Karya Siddhi Hanuman statue, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda (SGS) Ashram, Dattanagar, Nanjangud Road, (3 Shows) 7.10 pm, 7.40 pm and 8.10 pm.

70th Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, Sangeetha Sambhrama by Shashidar Kote and team, Bengaluru, Sri Prasanna Mahaganapathy temple, N.R. Mohalla, 6.30 pm.

Centenary celebrations of RK Ashram, Golden Jubilee of Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE) and Silver Jubilee of the Ashram’s ‘Viveka Prabha’ magazine, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates floodlit field display, in the presence of NITI Ayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, MP Yaduveer and Principal Secretary of Finance Department, Karnataka, Rithesh Kumar Singh,…

Birth anniversary of Legendary Flautist T.R. Mahalingam, flute concert by Vid. V. Vamshidhar, Vidu. Adithi Krishnaprakash on violin, Vid. G.S. Ramanujam on mridanga and  Vid. S. Manjunath on ghata.  H. Ramachandra, Administrator, Shringeri Mutt and Prof. Rameshwari Varma, Theatre artiste, chief guests, Alwar Kala Bhavan,Gokulam, 6 pm.

Flute jugalbandi by Pt. Sameer Rao and Mysore A. Chandan Kumar, Vid. Adarsh on tabla and Vid. A. Radhesh on mridanga, RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar, 6 pm.