Charter Anniversary celebrations, MUDA Chairman H.V. Rajeev chief guest, former Mysore University and KSOU VC Prof. K.S. Rangappa guest of honour, felicitation to former MLA Ln. M.K. Somashekar and industrialist Ln. John Thayyil, Club President Ln. B. Smitha Devaiah presides, Hotel The Roost, Hunsur Road, 7 pm.

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, B. Basavaraju, Deputy Director, District Women & Child Welfare Department, Mysuru, inaugurates, R. Malini, District Disabled Welfare Officer, Mysuru, chief guest, Prof. B.V. Sambashivaiah, Chief Executive, presides, Prof. M.P. Vijayendra Kumar, Principal, will be present, Seminar Hall, College premises, Ooty Road, 2.30 pm.

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti, District Minister S.T. Somashekar inaugurates, MLA L. Nagendra presides, Mayor (in-Charge) Sunanda Palanetra, MPs Pratap Simha, V. Sreenivasa Prasad and Sumalatha Ambarish chief guests, Kalamandira, 11 am.

2-day International Conference ‘Bharathiya Bhakthi Sahitya’ — ‘Bhasha Sangama-2022’ — and Inauguration of Language Laboratory, Prof. M. Ramanatham Naidu, Director, School of Languages, delivers welcome speech, Dr. Medasani Mohan, Panchasahsravadhani, Director, Annamacharya Project, TTD, USA, chief guest, Prof. C. Naganna, retd. Professor of English and former Director of Prasaranga, University of Mysore, delivers keynote address,…

Staging of play ‘Mr. Bogis’ by Senior Repertory artistes (Story: Roald Dahl; Translation: Santhosh Kaulagi and Direction: H.K. Dwarakanath), Bhoomigeeta, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.

Swami Sarvajayanandaji speaks on ‘Sri Sri Rama Krishna Charite,’ Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.

Special Music Programme, mandolin recital by Rakshit Prasad, accompanied by Abhay Anil Kumar on violin, Radhesh on mridanga and S. Manjunath on ghata, 5.30 pm; Hindustani Classical and Vachana Gayana by Dr. Pandit Nagaraj Rao Hawaldar, accompanied by Omkarnath Hawaldar on vocal, Kedarnath Hawaldar on tabla and Sameer Hawaldar on harmonium, Navajyothi auditorium, JSS Women’s…

Staging of Girish Karnad’s play ‘Tughlaq’ (Directed by Mayasandra Krishnaprasad), Kirurangamandira (Mini Theatre), Kalamandira premises, 6 pm. [Mob: 99646-56482 or 94488-71815]

Dr. Nikhil Rao, Editor, Journal of Media Law and Ethics, speaks on ‘Press Freedom in the United States and India: A Legal Analysis,’ Rotary West Auditorium, Saraswathipuram, 11 am.

Open Day-2022, VVS Mysuru President Gundappa Gowda presides, CET Cell Expert Uday Shankar chief guest, VVS Mysuru Secretary P. Vishwanath & Treasurer Shrishaila Ramannavar and VVCE Principal Dr. B. Sadashive Gowda guests of honour, Dr. C.R. Aditya and team Programme Co-ordinators, Sahukar Channaiah auditorium, College premises, Gokulam III Stage, 10.30 am.