26th annual Pratibha Puraskar presentation; felicitation to retired/ promoted employees, achievers and social workers and Nudi Namana programme, Dr. Sri Purushottamanandapuri Swamiji of Bhageeratha Peetha-Hosadurga taluk of Chitradurga district graces the occasion, Journalist Amshi Prasanna Kumar inaugurates, unveiling of Bhageeratha Maharshi by MLA C. Puttarangashetty, Sangha President Mahadevashetty presides, Kalamandira, 10.30 am.

Conferring of ‘Dhwani Kotta Dhani’ Award on Educationist Prof. K.V. Aiyanna, Sujaya Kanthammanni, Prof. N. Girigowda, Lion Venkatesh, C. Basavaraju and Lakshmi Kishore Urs; MLC A.H. Vishwanath inaugurates, Bengaluru Kanteerava Studios former Chairperson Vijayalakshmi Urs presides, KSOU VC Prof. S. Vidyashankar confers the awards, Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha Zonal President Dr. B.R. Nataraj Jois chief…

Namami Narayanam – Acharya Smarane, launching of updated website on Dr. K.S. Narayanacharya by Sri Vedavidya Prasarini Sabha and releasing of the audio of 4th and final episode of Dr. Acharya’s discourse in Mysuru by Hariprakash Konemane and Divakar Hegde respectively, felicitation to Vijayalakshmi Sampath Kumar (Editor of the only Sanskrit Daily – ‘Sudharma’), Sri…

MyBuild21, a grand exhibition of construction materials, equipment, state-of-art technologies and the latest in Real Estate in aid of Mysore Builders’ Charitable Trust, 10 am to 9 pm; Entertainment programmes, Maharaja’s College Grounds, 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm. [Mob: 99007-91777 or 94480-49242]

Rashtriya Ranga Utsav (National Theatre Festival), staging of Kannada play ‘Mamatheya Suli’ based on Rashtrakavi Kuvempu’s Sri Ramayana Darshanam by Kalabhi Theatre, Mangaluru (Design and Direction: Ganesh Mandarthi), Kiru Rangamandira (Mini Theatre), Kalamandira premises, 7 pm.

Niranthara Theatre Festival 2021-22, Indira Nair, Veteran theatre artiste, Sudesh Doddapalya, senior journalist, chief guest, 6.30 pm; Staging of Rajappa Dalavayi’s play ‘We the people of India’ by Shivamogga Rangayana, RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar, 7 pm.

Programme in memory of Pt. K.S. Hadapada, Conferring of Pandit K.S. Hadapada Award on Dr. Udayaraj Karpur (tabla) of Bengaluru for the year 2020 and Pandit Ramesh Dhannur (tabla) of Mysuru for the year 2021, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road, 6 pm.

Swami Shivakantanandaji speaks on ‘Vedanta Paribhasha,’ Ashram premises, Yadavagiri, 6 pm.

287th Shivanubhava Dasoha lecture by Prof. D.N. Sadashivamurthy, retd. Professor, Mysuru, on the topic ‘Basavannanavara Vineethabhava,’ Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji graces, S.E. Gangadharaswamy, retd. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP-Traffic), presides, #1173, 80 Cross Road, near      Uttam Bhandar, JSS Layout 2nd Stage, 6 pm. [Ph: 0821-2548212]

Book release — N. Nagachandra’s ‘Kannada Kadiru’ and ‘Ranga Sammukha’ — by District Kannada Sahitya Parishat Mysuru President Maddikere Gopal and Ranga Samaja Member Dr. B.V. Jayaram, KIKS Director Dr. M.G. Manjunath and English lecturer and theatre person N. Dhananjay will speak about the book, senior theatre person and Srinivas Mahima Prakashana’s N. Nagachendra will…