Swaradhaara’s musical programme based on yesteryears old Kannada and Hindi Film songs, Kavitha Kamath, Nithyananda Kamath, Sadhashiv Shenoy, Hedatale Narayan, Dr. KAK Surendran, Jayalakshmi Naidu, Dr. Ravindra Kumar,  Kumarswamy, Sharadamba, Dr. Bharath Raj and Geetha Rao will render songs, R.L. Jagadish and M.R. Anitha comperes, Jaganmohan Palace auditorium, 5.30 pm to 8.45 pm.

Pejawar Adhokshaja Mutt Seer Sri Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swamiji’s 36th Chaturmasya Vrata, Bhajans, Bhagavata and Ramayana discourse, 5 pm; Cultural Festival, Classical Music Concert by Vidushis Laskshmi Nagaraj and Indu Nagaraj, Srikrishnadhama, Saraswathipuram, 7 pm to 8.30 pm. [Mob: 94482-71837 or 99452-30501]

Discourse on ‘Bhagavata Saptah’ by Pt. Adhyagovindacharya, Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt premises, Jayalakshmipuram, 4.45 pm to 5.45 pm.

‘Rangavalli Ranga Sambhrama,’ Karaoke of old film songs, 4.30 pm; Staging of play ‘Chekhov to Champagne’ by Bangalore Theatre Ensemble, Bengaluru, written by Dr. Hema Pattanashetty and directed by Abhimanyu Bhoopathi, Kiru Rangamandira (Mini Theatre), Kalamandira premises, 7 pm.

‘Swarajya-Surajya’ Kavigoshti, retd. Additional Secretary to Government of India C.V. Gopinath chief guest, Akhila Bharatiya Sahitya Parishat Mysuru President Prof. G. Ramaratan presides, Vijaya Vittala PU College Principal Satyaprasad and Akhila Bharatiya Sahitya Parishat Karnataka Zonal Head Dr. V. Ranganath will be present, Vijaya Vittala Educational Institution, Saraswathipuram, 4.30 pm.

‘Kathe Kelona Banni- 788,’ story-telling by Chandana Venkatesh, M.Sc student, Food &  Nutrition Department, University of Mysore, Mysuru, Suruchi Rangamane, #476, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

Shopping Festival — Handicraft and Handloom expo-cum-sale — Scouts and Guides Grounds, behind DC’s Office, up to 9.30 pm.

‘Vastra Utsav – 2023,’ JSS Mysore Urban Haat, Hebbal Ring Road, up to 9 pm.

77th Independence Day Chutuku Kavigoshti and Inauguration of Women’s Unit of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishna Kumar inaugurates Kavigoshti, former Minister M. Shivanna inaugurates Women’s Unit of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Dr. Rathna Halappa Gowda takes charge as President of Women’s Unit of Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Mysuru District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Maddikere Gopal…

Music Concert in memory of Vidu. Indira Vydyanathan and Vid. T.P. Vydyanathan by Vidu. Kruthi Bhat, accompanied by Vidu. Aditi Krishnaprakash on violin, Vid. H.L. Shivashankaraswamy on mridanga and Vid. M.R. Manjunath on ghata,Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm. [Mob: 94483-23234]