73rd Republic Day celebrations, Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar hoists the Tricolour, Narasimharaja MLA Tanveer Sait presides, Mayor Sunanda Palanethra, MPs Pratap Simha, Sreenivasa Prasad and Sumalathe Ambarish chief guests, Torch Light Parade Grounds, Bannimantap, 9 am.

73rd Republic Day celebrations, Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar hoists the National Flag, Crawford Hall, 7.30 am. [Ph: 0821-2419318/ 386/ 429]

60th Heritage Music Festival, Kavya Vaachana, 5.15 pm; Vid. Abhishek Raghuram presents a vocal recital accompanied by Vid. H.N. Bhaskar on violin, Vid. Vijay Natesan on mridanga and Vid. Vazapalli Krishna Kumar on ghata, 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla, 6.15 pm. [Only those who have taken two doses of COVID vaccine can attend the event]

Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav – Iconic Week 17th to 21st January 2022; Virtual Talk on ‘Role of Teachers in the 21st Century’ by KSOU former VC Prof. K. Sudha Rao, RIE Principal Prof. Y. Sreekanth presides, T. Pritam Singh, Regional Director, SRC, NCTE, will address, AV Hall, RIE premises, 11 am.

Inauguration of DRM Diagnostics, No. 94, KRS Road, Gokulam, 10 am.

Foundation Day, special demonstration of ‘Kalari’ by students of ‘Bharatiya Rangavidyalaya’ led by Kerala’s well-known ‘Kalari’ expert Vinod Kadangal, felicitation to martial arts expert and ‘Sadhvi’ Daily Founder C. Maheshwaran chief guest, Anju Singh, who hails from Manipur and now serving in Rangayana Mysuru for the past 32 years as a Kalari teacher, Rangayana Mysuru…

‘Thiruppavai Kalakshepa’ (Thiruppavai discourse) by Dr. N.K. Ramasheshan, Sri Rama Mandira, Krishnamurthypuram, 6.15 pm to 7.30 pm.

Puja, Shattumurai and Mahamangalarati, 5 pm to 6.30 pm; Thiruppavai discourse by Vidu. Dr. K.L. Prasannakshi, retd. Sanskrit Professor, Maharani’s Arts College, Mysuru, Temple premises, Tyagaraja Road, 6.30 pm. [Mob: 99451-01480]

Inauguration of Mysuru District Unit, Col. (Prof.) Y.S. Siddegowda, President, Bharathiya Shikshana Mandala, Karnataka Prant presides, prelude by B.A. Subramnya, Akhila Bharathiya Saha Pramukh, Shaleya Prakalp, Bharathiya Shikshan Mandal, Thilak, Mysuru Vibhag Sahakaryavah, Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh delivers keynote address, Sarada Vilas Pharmacy College, Krishnamurthypuram, 5 pm.

‘Thiruppavai Kalakshepa’ (Thiruppavai discourse) by Dr. N.K. Ramasheshan, Sri Rama Mandira, Krishnamurthypuram, 6.15 pm to 7.30 pm.