A traditional Odissi dance by Vidu. Sindhu Kiran and her students, Alwar Kala Bhavan, Gokulam, 6.30 pm.

Discourse by Swami Ishtanathanandaji on ‘Atmabodha,’ Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.

Smt. Suvarnamma memorial programme, ‘Suvarna Kala Utsava’, Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji graces the occasion, B. Gayathri, Principal, Sri Ravishankar Vidyamandira, Bengaluru South, presides, Dr. Sheela Sridhar, retd. Professor, Dept. of Dance, University of Mysore and Vid. R. Kannan of Nandini Nrityalaya Trust, Mysuru, chief guests; Natyacharya Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao of Noopura Kalavidaru…

‘Gaanasiri’ music programme, singing of old Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu film songs, Balaga President K.S. Suresh presides, Centenary Hall, Sarada Vilas College, Krishnamurthypuram, 5 pm.

As part of ‘Kathe Kelona Banni-821,’ story- telling by Dr. Vimalasri, Proprietor, Vaishnavi Food Needs, Suruchi Rangamane, # 476, Chitrabhanu Road, Kuvempunagar, 4.30 pm.

Nature’s Allure -Anart exhibition of photographs related to Kukkarahalli Lake by Sunil Raju, Heritage House, Saraswathipuram, 10.30 am to 7 pm.

International Women’s Day celebrations, felicitation to successful women entrepreneurs, K. Ratna Prabha, former Chief Secretary, GoK and Founder-President of Ubuntu Consortium, inaugurates, WISE-MCCI President T.S. Vasantha Kumari presides, Uma Reddy, Vice-President, FKCCI, Bengaluru and K.B. Lingaraju, President, MCCI, guests of honour, Grand Mercure Hotel, Bannimantap, 10.30 am to 2 pm.

International Women’s Day, various competitions for women, ‘Mane Maddu,’ a special programme by Ayurveda specialist Dr. Chandrashekar, followed by cultural programmes, Sangha premises, Ramakrishnanagar, 10 am.

Centenary celebrations of Abhinava Shankaralaya, Sahasra Modaka Ganapati Homa, 9 am; Arrival of Jagadguru Sri Sannidhanam from Hebbasuru, 6 pm; Inauguration of ‘Sacchidananda Vilasa’ Gurubhavana and Sabhabhavana; Abhinava Shankaralaya, Shankara Mutt Road, Fort Mohalla, 7 pm.

Dr. R. Sundarachar and Saraswathi Rao memorial music concert, Veena-Violin programme by Vidu. Dr. S.V. Sahana (veena) and Vid. A.P. Srinivas (violin), Vid. Arjun Kumar (mridanga), Vid. G.S. Ramanujan (ghata), Veene Seshanna Bhavan, Adichunchanagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm.