Pratibha Puraskar-2018, Dr. Sri Sharathchandra Swamiji graces the occasion, Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha Chief Secretary B. Eshwar Khandre inaugurates, BBMP Mayor Gangambika B. Mallikarjun chief guest, Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha – Mysuru District Unit President Dakshina Murthy presides, ORI Director Dr. S. Shivarajappa speaks, JSS College, Ooty Road, 10.30 am.

Book release — Young poet C.N. Mahesh’s first poetry collection ‘Manadaala’ — by scholar T.N. Shivakumar, retd. History Professor Dr. B.V. Sudhamani inaugurates, thinker Satyesh speaks about the book, Sri Rama Mandira, Krishnamurthpuram, 10 am.

Felicitation to former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and book release — Prof. T.M. Mahesh’s ‘Karnataka Rajyada Annabhagya Yojane mattu Aahaara Bhadrate’  — Sri Veerabhadra Channamalla Swamiji graces the occasion, former CM Siddharamaiah inaugurates, MP R. Dhruvanarayan presidesm Minister R.B. Thimmapur and MLA Tanveer Sait chief guests, Rani Bahadur auditorium, Manasagangothri, 10 am.

Flag Hoisting and Congress Foundation Day, 9.30 am; KPCC Secretary Eshwar Khandre visit, Mysuru City Congress Party office, Indira Gandhi Congress Bhavana, JLB Road, 2.30 pm.

Sri Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti, unveiling of Sri Maharshi Valmiki portrait by MLA Anil Chikkamadu, former MLC K.C. Puttasiddashetty lights the lamp, former ZP President Ramachandru releases the diary, Association President P. Nagalingappa presides, talk by Dr. H.P. Manjunath, Rotary Hall, JLB Road, 9 am.

State- level Meet, Multilingual Poets Meet, retd. Principal and poet Prof. A.K. Hampanna presides, 9 am to 11 am; Session on ‘Hindi Sahityadalli Bharatiyate,’ 11.30 am to 1 pm; Valedictory, Meet Chairperson Prof. Prema Shekar presides, valedictory address by writer Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa chief guest, Senate Bhavan, Manasagangothri, 6.30 pm.

Mysuru Winter Festival-2018, Hasiru Santhe, Chithra Santhe, Krishnaraja Boulevard Road, 9 am to 5 pm; Flower Show, Doll and Photography Expo, Palace premises, 10 am to 9 pm; Jayamma Govinde Gowda Kalyana Mantapa, 10 am to 9 pm; Palace lighting, Sangeetha Sanje by playback singer Vijay Prakash and troupe, 7 pm to 9 pm.

Invitational Swim Meet , School premises, KHB Colony, Hootagalli, 7 am onwards.

Know living heritage better by A. Shivaprakash, Lingambudhi Lake Main Entrance, 7 am to 10 am.

Staging of play ‘Rex Hours – Dino Yekangi Payana,’ Bhoomigeeta, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.