Guru Namana – musical event in memory of Sugama Sangeetha exponent Madikeri Nagendra, Sugama Sangeetha artiste Dr. H.R. Leelavathi chief guest, Natyacharya Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao, Founder-Director of Noopura Kalavidaru Samskrutika Trust and Geetha (wife of Madikeri Nagendra), special invitees; Ganabharathi, Kuvempunagar, 5.30 pm.

‘Sada e Dil’ a Ghazal by noted singers Ustad Ashraf Hydroze, Guru Navtej Singh and Ghansham Vaswani, comedy programme by Stand-up artiste and comedian Taral  Shah; Karnataka Urdu Academy Chairman Mufti Mohammed Ali Khazi presides, MLA Tanveer Sait, chief guest, Dr. Syed Akheel Ahmed, former Vice-Chancellor, Yenepoya University, Mangaluru, guest of honour; Platinum Jubilee Hall,…

‘Kathe Kelona Banni-948,’ story-telling by K.R. Sumathi, Senior Theatre Director, Mysuru, 4.30 pm  to 5.30 pm; ‘Arthaartha’ programme, lecture on ‘Examining the Examination System’ by Adarsh Sudhindra, Chief Innovation Officer, Excelsoft; Suruchi Rangamane, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.

Launch of books Rooted in Mysuru, Hitthala Suttaloo and Grow a Garden by film director Pawan Kumar, Wadiyar Centre for Architecture, KR Boulevard 4.30  pm.

Presentation of Dr. Radhakrishnan, Sir M. Visvesvaraya and Maddikere Gopal Sadhbhavana awards and distribution of prizes to winners of drawing and Dasara Pada competitions; Vangipura Mutt Seer Sri Ilai Alwar Swamiji graces the occasion, poetess Dr. Latha Rajashekar inaugurates, Mysuru Regional Commissioner’s Office Additional Commissioner Dr. P. Shivaraju will present awards, littérateur B.K. Meenakshi presides,…

Iranian Film Festival, screening of movies — Offside (93 Mins) – Director: Jafar Panahi; Turtles Can Fly (97 Mins) – Director: Bahman Ghobadi; Happy Birthday (14 Mins) – Director: Fereshteh Parnian; Close-Up (98 Mins) – Director: Abbas Kiarostami — JCAC, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, 3 pm onwards. [Mob: 78990-33303]

 Sri Gowri-Ganesha Festival and Sri 101 Ganapati Pratishtanga 71st Anniversary, devotional songs by Renuka Srinivasan and troupe, Temple premises, 7 pm.

Staging of solo play ‘Koudi’ by Mysuru’s renowned ‘Kavitha Kala Tanda,’ Hardwicke School premises, JLB Road,6 pm.

Vid. A.V. Prakash Memorial Concert, Karnatak Classical Flute by Vid. V. Vamshidhar, Vid. Mattur Srinidhi on violin, Vid. B.S. Prashanth on mridanga and Vid. Shamith Gowda on ghata, Mysore K. Vasudevacharya Bhavana, JLB Road, 6 pm.

Knowledge Series, ‘Protect Your Cyber Wealth,’ Tarun Malhotra, Founder & CEO of Cyber Splunk and an experienced Cybersecurity Coach, delivers talk, Hotel Arcor, KRS Road, 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.