Inaugural Ceremony of two-day State-level Media Fest — Journotri’23 Manasa Media Fest — Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysore Royal Family graces the occasion, felicitation to senior Professors of the Department, B.N. Bahadur Institute of Management Sciences (BIMS) auditorium, UoM, 10.30 am.

Various events commemorating the International Youth Day (Aug. 12), Street Play Competition at Vijnana Bhavan, UoM, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm. [Mob: 96202-07879 or 94968-29299]

Staging of play ‘All right – Mantra Mangalya,’ written by Ganesh Amingad, directed by Mime Ramesh, music by Jagadish R. Jaani (NSD), Mini Theatre, Kalamandira premises, 7 pm.

Staging of P. Lankesh’s play ‘Muttisikondavanu,’ directed by K.R. Nandini, Bhoomigeeta auditorium, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.

Staging of play ‘Kattale Daari Doora’ by Bangalore Players Theatre Company (based on Anton Chekhov’s ‘Ward No. 6’ – translated to Kannada by D.R. Nagaraj), directed by B.S. Srinidhi, Natana premises, Ramakrishnanagar, 6.30 pm.

Yoga Namana and felicitation programme, Dr. K. Krishnamurthy Research Foundation Director Dr. K. Leela Prakash inaugurates, Mysore Yoga Association President Yoga Prakash delivers keynote address, Corporator and Mysore Yoga Association Hon. President B.V. Manjunath presides; Presentation of devotional film songs, NaMo Yoga Bhavan, Ramanuja Road, 6 pm.

Shravana Yuva Sangeethotsava, Veena Vidushi Jayamma Memorial Classical Music Competitions Prize Distribution, Karnataka Bank Regional Office Assistant General Manager Ramesh Rao chief guest; Karnatak Classical Instrumental Music by Vidu. Y.G. Srilata (veena), Vid. Nikshit Puttur (mridanga) and Vid. B. Rajasekhar (morching), Rotary West Auditorium, Saraswathipuram, 6 pm.

‘Ramayana’ Discourse Series, Industrialist Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy inaugurates, Sanatana Sabha President N.S. Dwarakanath presides, senior scholar Dr. Kabbinale Vasantha Bharadwaj chief guest, Sanatana Sabha Vice-President Prof. S. Ramaprasad will be present, 6 pm; Discourse on ‘Kishkindakanda,’ Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road, 6.30 pm to 8 pm.

Shravanamasa discourse; Mass prayers, 6 pm; Retd. Kannada Professor Dr. K. Anantharamu delivers discourse on Lakkanna Dandesha’s ‘Shivatatva Chintamani,’ Suttur Mutt, foot of Chamundi Hill, 6.30 pm.

Discourse by Swami Mahamedanandaji, Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.