14th Vasantha Navarathri Mahotsav, Vividha Ganapathi and Sri Vanchakalpalatha Sri Vidyaganesha Paryaya Homa, Homa, #8, 7th Main, 3rd Block, Jayalakshmipuram, 5.30 pm.

Interaction programme and book release — Ajakkala Girish Bhat’s ‘Bahuvachanakkonde Tatva’ — by Padma Bhushan Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, writer Rohith Chakrateertha speaks about the book, Sri Gopalaswamy Educational Institution auditorium, Lakshmipuram, 5 pm.

Inauguration of ATMEya-2K23 – Annual Cultural Fest, Talent Show by ATME students, 4.30 pm; Flash Mob by ATME students, 6.30 pm; Comedy Show by ‘Gichi Gili Gili’ team (Chandraprabha, Raghavendra and Vinod Gobbargala), 7.30 pm; DJ Performance by ‘City Rush’ (DJ Ashwin), College premises, Mysuru-Kanakapura-Bengaluru Road, 8.30 pm. [Mob: 99022-38768]

‘Jeevanadi Cauvery Award’ presentation, writer and journalist Bannur K. Raju inaugurates, Block Resource Coordinator (BRC) Dr. N. Prabha presides, artist and writer Dr. Janumarani Mirle presents awards to V.N. Umeshwari (Government School, Harinahalli, Hunsur taluk), S.B. Chikkadevi (Government School, Asvalu, Hunsur), Karavattira Gangamma (Government School, Harave, Hunsur), T. Mohan Kumar (Driver, Mysuru), Malini R. Palaksha…

K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi Fan Meet, Chintana Chavadi, Kalamandira premises, Hunsur Road, 4 pm. [Mob: 83105-78413]

‘Mysuru Ranga Habba’ (Mysuru Theatre Festival) marking World Theatre Day celebrations, staging of play ‘Namma Nimmolagobba’ by Dechi Creations, Mysuru (Playwright: Rajendra Karanth; Director: P. Sreyas), Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, Hunsur Road, 7 pm.

29th Sri Ramanavami festivities, Saxophone recital by Vid. Harish Pandava from Mysuru, accompanied by Vid. M. Keshava (violin), Vid. B.S. Prashanth (mridanga) and Vid. Sharath Kaushik (ghata), Sri Prasanna Parvati Kalyana Mantapa, V.V. Mohalla, 6.15 pm.

Talk on ‘Mother-of-Pearl cloud in Scotland’ by Dr. R. Purnima, formerly Professor of English, KSOU, and presently, Director, Children’s Literary Club, Mysuru, Chamundi Children’s Home, II Stage Brindavan Extension, 6 pm. [Mob: 96323-15924]

Veena-Gaana Navollasa, Veena Recital by Dr. Shobhana Swaminathan, accompanied by Vid. Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and Vid. Shashishankar on ghata, Ganabharathi, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm.

Ugadi Sangeethotsava, English Police Band, 6 pm; Music programme by Vasuki Vaibhav and troupe, 7 pm to 9.30 pm; Palace premises, Palace illumination, 7 pm to 9.30 pm.