Ninth Endowment Lecture Series, Dr. Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF), delivers lecture on ‘The challenges of globalisation,’ Sri Rajendra Centenary Hall, JSS Hospital, 10.30 am.

104th thematic handicrafts exhibition, Urban Haat premises, #Plot No. 432, Ring Road, Hebbal Industrial Area, 10 am to 9 pm.

77th Birthday of Sri Ganapathy Swamiji, 20th Brahmotsava of Sri Datta Venkateshwara Kshetra and 21st Anniversary of Nada Mantapa, Srichakra Puja and Maha Ganapati Homa, 8 am; Brahmotsava festivities at Sri DattaVenkateshwara Temple, 9 am; Laya Lahari — Musical Ensemble — Compositions of Sri Swamiji led by Vid. H.L. Shivashankaraswamy and troupe, Ashrama premises, Dattanagar,…

Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Founder, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru, delivers a talk on ‘Development Leadership & Political Leadership – A Comparative Perspective,’ Kalpa Kshetra Auditorium, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 6.30 pm.

Swami Shantivrathanandaji speaks on ‘Kaliyugada Vyasa Sri Mahendranatha Gupta,’ Ashrama premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.

Staging of play ‘Sri Krishna Garudi – Bheemarjuna Gharvabhanga’ by Summer Camp Kids, directed by Yatheesh N. Kollegala and Praveen Belli, Mini Theatre, Kalamandira, 6 pm.

‘Lokesh Nenapu’ programme marking 73rd birth anniversary of veteran actor Lokesh, senior theatre Director Chindodi Bangaresh will be conferred Subbaiah Naidu Award, TV Actress and Danseuse Shylakshi Sudarshan will be conferred Lakshmi Bai Award and veteran actor Ramesh Bhat will be conferred Lokesh Award; former Karnataka Nataka Academy Chairman Srinivas G. Kappanna presides, Suruchi Rangamane’s…

‘Live Theatrical with Improve Spontaneity Workshop’ by Manju Kasaragodu, Alumnus of Ninasam, Studio Pepperfry, 4.30 pm to 7 pm. [Ph: 0821-4264200 or 9663811994]

Kavya Vyasanga Goshti-22, PuTiNa’s ‘Srihari Charite – Ullasa 22 – Govindapattabhishekam’ Vaachana by Vidu. N. Srimathi, Bengaluru and Vyakhyaana by Vid. Dr. N.K. Ramasheshan, Mysuru, No.1315/2, Haripriya, 3rd Cross Road, Krishnamurthypuram, 11 am to 1 pm.

Book release — ‘Samudayada Nayakaru’ and ‘Samajamukhi Srisamanyaru,’ written by journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar — by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Ministers G.T. Devegowda, S.R. Mahesh, C. Puttaranga Shetty, former Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and former MLA Vasu chief guests, Kalamandira, 11 am.