Senior critic Prof. A.S. Jayaram-80 celebrations, book release — Jayaram’s ‘Chutuku Sahitya Ondu Sameekshe’ — by scholar Maleyur Guruswamy, writer Dr. Anusuya Kempanahalli speaks about the book, felicitation to Jayaram, Parishat Mysuru President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna presides, Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota Mysuru President M. Chandrashekar delivers keynote address, Vaidyavartha Prakashana Publisher Dr. M.G.R. Urs will be…

 National Safety Day, awareness rally — ‘Let’s join to build India as a vibrant nation free from all accidents and  incidents’ — DFO K. P. Gururaj chief guest, Narayana Shastri Road, 10.30 am.    

 AKKN (Akhila Karnataka Kuchipudi Nrithyotsava), a Mega Dance Festival, KSGH Music and Performing Arts University, 10 am onwards; Conferring of ‘Kuchipudi Natyasaraswathi Puraskar – 2018’ on Guru Pasumarthy Keshava Prasad and Guru Veena Samaga (Udupi) and presentation of ‘Sahitya Saraswathi Award’ to Vizai Bhaskar (Director of Cultural Affairs, Andhra Pradesh), Kuchupudi-Manipuri Dance Fusion by Uma…

 Free health camp for writers and artists, Kalamandira, 10 am.  

 State-level Conference on ‘Digital Marketing in India: Challenges Ahead,’ Vidyavardhaka Sangha Hon. President Gundappa Gowda presides, Dept. of Computer Science Professor and Chairman S. Guru chief guest, Theorem Group Delivery Manager K.N. Ajay Kamath delivers key note address, V.V. Sangha Hon. Secretary P. Vishwanath, Hon. Treasurer S.N. Lakshminarayana and Vidyavardhaka FGC Principal S. Marigowda guests…

Passing Out Parade of second batch of women Police Constables, Home Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy chief guest, Advisor Kempaiah, DGP (Training) P.K. Garg and ADGP (Training) K.S.R. Charan Reddy will participate, DAR Parade Grounds, Jyothinagar, 8 am.    

 Padma Bhushan Dr. Puttaraja Gawai’s 105th Birth Anniversary Music Festival, conferring of ‘Puttaraja Sammana-2018’ on Vid. R.K. Padmanabha (Bengaluru), international violinist Vid. Dr. M. Manjunath chief guest, KSGH Music and Performing Arts University VC Dr. Sarvamangala Shankar presides; Hindustani Music by Sripad Hegde Somanamane (Sirsi), accompanied by Veerabhadraiah Hiremath (Mysuru) – samvadini and Bhimashankara Bidanur…

 Open House Session of BSNL customers, premises of BSNL Customer Centre, Office of the Divisional Engineer External, adjacent to Regional Telecom Training Centre (RTTC), T.K. Layout, 3 pm.  

Sthree Sarees from Chennai, Hotel Southern Star (Board Room), Vinoba Road, 11 am to 8 pm.  

Special lecture on ‘Gandhian ideologies’ and interaction programme, talk by thinker Prof. K.C. Basavaraju and State Resource Centre Director Dr. S. Tukaram, Gandhi Bhavan, Manasagangothri, 10.30 am.