Staging of Girish Karnad’s Jnanpith award-winning play ‘Tughlaq,’ Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 6.30 pm.

157th Birthday Memorial Programme of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore K. Vasudevacharya, Karnatak Classical Vocal by Vid. R. Aswathanarayanan, Vid. B.K. Raghu – Violin, Vid. B.C. Manjunath – Mridanga and Vid. Omkar Rao – Ghata [Sponsored by Art Patron and Industrialist late K.V. Murthy], Sabha premises, JLB Road, 6 pm.

289th Shivanubhava Dasoha Lecture, Bhajans by Sri Shivarathreeshwara Bhajana Mandali of JSS Layout 2nd Stage, Sri Siddaganga Mutt Seer Sri Siddalinga Shivananda Swamiji delivers lecture on ‘Yedeyuru Sri Siddalingeshwarara Jeevana mattu Sadhane,’ Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji graces the occasion, #261, ‘Sri Gowri,’ Lalitadripura-Aladamara Main Road, JSS Layout 2nd Stage, 6 pm.

Kathe Kelona Banni-725, story-telling by B.K. Jagadeesh, retd. Karnataka Bank Officer, Mysuru, Suruchi Rangamane, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 4.30 pm and 5.30 pm. [Ph: 0821-2541795 or 92435-81097]

Jeevanadi Cauvery Award Presentation Ceremony, writer and journalist Bannur K. Raju inaugurates, artist Dr. Jamunarani Mirle presides, retd. Deputy Director of Department of Public Instruction Manjula presents awards, Namana Kala Mantapa, 2nd Cross, 2nd Main, Krishnamurthypuram, 4 pm.

Mango Mela-2022, Kuppanna Park, near Hardinge Circle, up to 9 pm.

Theme-based lifestyle and consumer exhibition featuring ‘Space Tour’ by Simon Exhibitors and Robotic Animal Kingdom, JSS Grounds, Doddakere Maidan, up to 10 pm.

‘Besige Mela-2022‘ (Summer Exhibition), Dasara Exhibition Grounds, 3.30 pm to 9 pm.

‘Kreedaa Kaushalya,’ an exhibition of traditional board games of India and ‘Hasti Mangala,’ a unique exhibition of elephants in India art and textiles, Ramsons Kala Pratishtana, opposite Zoo, up to 7 pm.

80th birthday celebrations of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, 100th birth anniversary of Sri Jayalakshmi Mata and 24th anniversary of Nada Mantapa – 25th Annual SGS Bhajan Competition. Nada Sangama – Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhat on Mohan Veena, Dr. Mysore Manjunath on Violin, Fabrizio Casol on Saxophone, Brian Silas on  Piano, Patri Satish Kumar on Mridanga…