Kannada Pustaka Habba (Kannada Book Festival), Padma Shri awardee Harekala Hajabba of Dakshina Kannada district felicitates Rajyotsava awardees of Mysuru region, 10.30 am; Book Expo-cum-Sale, Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, Vinoba Road, 11 am to 9 pm.

Talk on Splendour & Beauty of Kannada Literature by Dr. T.V. Venkatachala Sastry, Former Director, Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS), Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, 581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, 10.30 am. [Mob: 94498-19536]

‘Veena Utsava’ in memory of Veene Seshanna, Veena recital by Vidu. Bhagyalaksmi Chandrashekar, accompanied by Vid. B.R. Sridhar on mridanga and Vid. Srinidhi R. Koundinya on ghata, Ganabharathi premises, Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm. [Mob: 94480-51564]

Children to read M. Ramarao’s essay “Are You also fostering a Dog?”, Dr. R. Purnima, formerly Professor of English, KSOU and presently, Director, Children’s Literary Club, will be present, Chamundi Children’s Home, II Stage Brindavan Extension, 5.30 pm.

Releasing of November edition of ‘Vakeela Vahini’ by titular head of Mysore Royal family Yaduveer Wadiyar, senior advocate C.H. Hanumantaraya presides, Madhuvana Housebuilding Society President D.T. Prakash and Mysore Paints and Varnish Ltd. Chairman N.V. Phaneesh chief guests, Sarada Vilas Law College, Krishnamurthypuram, 10.2 am.

Bombe Mane – Doll expo, Nazarbad, 10 am to 7.30 pm.

Book Expo-cum-Sale, Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, Vinoba Road, 11 am to 9 pm.

Book release — A. Sundarraj’s ‘Siddhapurushara Tatva Padagalu’ — by Mysore University Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Fine Arts College Professor Sheela speaks about the book, Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), JLB Road, 11 am.

 ‘Veena Utsava’ in memory of Veene Seshanna, Veena concert by Vidu. Suma Sudhindra, accompanied by Vid. Mattur Srinidhi on violin, Vid. Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and Vid. G.S. Ramanujam on ghata, Ganabharathi premises, Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm. [Mob: 94480-51564]

Bombe Mane – Doll expo, Nazarbad, 10 am to 7.30 pm.