Swami Ishtanathanandaji speaks on ‘Kaivalyopanishad’ in English, Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.

Kathe Kelona Banni-908, story-telling by B. Balkrishnaiah, retd. Teacher and State Resource Person, Department of Education, Mysuru, Suruchi Rangamane, #476, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

Classical music dance-drama on the life and works of Oothukkadu Venkata Subba Iyer, conceptualised and produced by Vidu. Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar, drama format is by Vidu. Lalitha Srinivasan and directed by Vidu. Vijayamala Saralaya; Songs will be rendered by Vidushis Dr. Sumana Vedanth, Meera Manjunath, Dr. Veena Ravikumar, Nithyashree, Medha Vinod Shyam, Dhatri Kumar, Manya…

Thathaiah Memorial Lecture Series, sculptor Arun Yogiraj delivers lecture on the experience of sculpting Ayodhya’s Balak Ram idol, former Additional Secretary to the Government of India and Anathalaya President C.V. Gopinath presides, Annapoorna Hall, Anathalaya premises, Narayan Shastry Road, 4 pm.

Religious meet, discourse by 108 Acharya Sri Punyasagara Muni, Sri Bhanukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji and Sri Dr. Devendrakeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji will grace the occasion, MLC A.H. Vishwanath chief guest, felicitation to sculptor Dr. Arun Yogiraj, Kote Sri Shantinatha Basadi auditorium, 3 pm.

‘Chegire Varsham 2025,’ a Cultural Extravaganza, Dr. M.D. Sudarshan, Assistant Director, Kannada & Culture Department, Mysuru; Dr. Tulasi Ramachandra, Bharatanatyam Exponent and Director, Nrityalaya Trust, Mysuru and Shivraj K.R. Pete, Cine Actor, chief guests; Felicitation to H. Janardhan (Janni), Singer and former Director of Rangayana, Mysuru and Vidu. C.S. Lakshmi, Karnatak Vocal Exponent, Mysuru, Jaganmohan…

Abhivyakthi Habba, art patron Dr. Jagannath Shenoy inaugurates, senior dance teacher from Mysuru Vidu. Sheela Sridhara chief guest, 6 pm; ‘Nritya Pallavi,’ performance by Srilatha Acharya, Mumbai, 6.15 pm; Gowri Sagar and Prithvi Parthasarathi, Bengaluru, 7 pm; Bharatanjali Nritya Shaale, Mysuru, RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar, 7.45 pm.

Kannada Kavya Vachana of ‘Kumaravyasa Bharata – Viraata Parva’ to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava, Vidu. Shubha Raghavendra will recite (Vachana) and Vidu. Dr. Rama V. Bennur will interpret (Vyakhyana), Veene Seshanna Bhavana, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm.

Valedictory of 3rd Performing Arts National Conference and Classical Dance Festival, Music University VC Prof. Nagesh V. Bettakote presides, Music Scholar Dr. R.S. Nandakumar delivers keynote address, Kannada & Culture Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy chief guest, 5 pm; Dance performance, Music University premises, JLB Road, 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.

Kannada Rajyotsava and felicitation ceremony, ADC Dr. P. Shivaraju inaugurates, MCCI President K.B. Lingaraju presides; Felicitation to Journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar, Paediatrician Dr. Sarika Prasad of JSS Hospital and HM Lohithesh Nalina, MCCI, No. 54, D.D. Urs Road, 5.30 pm.