Niranthara Theatre Festival 2021-22, popular Kannada poet H.S. Shivaprakash inaugurates, ‘Puja Kunita’ performance, Jungle Lodges and Resorts Limited Managing Director Manoj Kumar and Income Tax Department Commissioner Jayaram Raipur and Theatre Director Prasad Kundoor chief guests, staging of Kannada play ‘Varasudaara’ penned by Jayaram Raipur, directed by Prasad Kundoor, RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar, 5.30 pm.

Rashtriya Ranga Utsav (National Theatre Festival), staging of Kannada play ‘Mallige Thotadalli Murder’ by Abhiyentararu, Mysuru (Playwright and Direction: Rajendra Karanth), Kiru Rangamandira (Mini Theatre), Kalamandira premises, 7 pm.

Special Handloom Exhibition — Samskruti-2022 — and Handicrafts Exhibition, JSS Mysore Urban Haat premises, Ring Road, Hebbal Industrial Area, up to 9 pm.

Designers Exhibition — Clothes, jewellery, bags and accessories, The Quorum Hotel, Vinoba Road, up to 8.30 pm.

Rashtriya Ranga Utsav (National Theatre Festival), Karnataka Nataka Academy former Chairman Srinivas G. Kapanna inaugurates, Kannada & Culture Department Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy and renowned theatre person, film director and actor Rajendra Karanth will be present, 6.30 pm; Staging of Kannada play ‘Amma Mathu Suhail’ by The Mahi Theatre, Bengaluru (Playwright and Direction: Karthik Hebbar),…

‘Dharege Doddavara Utsava-3’ — night-long Manteswamy Kathana Kavya Jugalbandi, Kalamandira, 6 pm to 6 am (Mar. 23).

Ugadi Edition of premier jewellery fest showcasing India’s finest jewellery, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, next to Mall of Mysore, up to 8 pm.

Swami Jnanayoganandaji speaks on ‘Rama Krishna Vachanaveda,’ Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.

66th anniversary, endowment programme in memory of A.K. Gopala Rajan sponsored by fraternity of doctors and well-wishers, Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji graces the occasion, honouring of Dr. R. Visweswaran with the title ‘Nada Brahma’ and a cash award in the name of ‘Gottuvadyam Narayana Iyengar Award for Musical Excellence’ instituted by Chitraveena N….

Kathak by students of Articulate Dance Studios, Bengaluru — Laxminarayan Jena, Vaidegi Samikkannu and Poojashree C. Girish — and Bharatanatyam recital by Dr. M.S. Vidyalakshmi, Ganabharathi, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm.