International Women’s Day celebrations, M.B. Santhosh’s 61st birthday celebrations, book release — M.B. Santhosh’s collection of short poems ‘Muttina Kathe’ and C. Vani Raghavendra’s collection of modern vachanas ‘Vachana Vaibhava’ and short play ‘Nirlakshya’ — award presentation and kavigoshti, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat Mysuru President Maddikere Gopal inaugurates, Mysuru Sahitya mattu Samskrutika Pratishtana President  M.B….

State-level Seminar on ‘writer-journalist-activist Prof. Champa’s life and writing, Kannada Development Authority Secretary Dr. Santosh Hanagal inaugurates, writer Prof. K.S. Bhagawan presides, Dr. Rajashekar Jamadandi and Dr. Shahseena Begum will talk on the topic, Kannada Sahitya Parishat Bhavan, Vijayanagar 1st Stage, 10 am.

60th Annual National Pharmacy Week celebrations, Karnataka State Government Employees Association-Bengaluru State President C.S. Shadakshari inaugurates, Karnataka Rajya Sarkari Pharmacy Adhikarigala Sangha – Mysuru and Chamarajanagar District Branch President H.N. Umesh Babu presides, Hotel Rio Meridian, New Sayyaji Road, 9.30 am.

International Women’s Day celebrations, ‘Dheemante,’ a day-long workshop with songs, dance, games and chit-chat, 9 am to 2 pm; Drawing competition for children, Mysuru Film Institute, Ramakrishnanagar, 10 am. [Mob: 94499-48888 or 96864-3409]

Inauguration of new building, homas, Mandira premises, Gollageri, Chamaraja Mohalla, 9 am.

Basava Jayanti celebrations, Suttur Seer graces the occasion, Suttur Mutt premises, foot of Chamundi Hill, 5 pm.

Karnatak Classical Music by Vid. S. Saketharaman from Chennai, accompanied by Dr. Nishanth Chandra on violin, H.S. Sudheendra on mridanga and Sukanya Ramagopal on ghata, [Endowment programme by Seetha Vatsalchari in memory of Shanta Narasimham], Sabha premises, JLB Road, 5.45 pm.

Conferring of ‘Shree Vanamali Samskruti Seva Prashasti’ on veteran journalist Dr. G.N. Ranganatha Rao and ‘Padmashri Dr. Mathoor Krishnamurthy Samaja Seva Prashasthi’ on G.S. Jayadeva of Deenabandhu Trust, Chamarajanagar, renowned senior scholar Dr. T.V. Venkatachala Shastry presides, Veene Seshanna Bhavan, Ganabharathi, 5 pm. [Ph: 0821-2304945]

Felicitation to Mysuru District Brahmana Mahasabha President Dr. B.R. Nataraj Jois on being elected as Zonal Vice-President, former Minister C.H. Vijayashankar inaugurates, social worker K. Raghuram Vajpayee honours, Rotary Hall, JLB Road, 4 pm.

Interaction with Achievers — Litterateur Kalale Guruswamy and Kannada Sahitya Parishat Mysuru President Maddikere Gopal; Gallery President L. Shivalingappa presides, Advocate Mahesh Attikhane and Hiranmayi Pratishtana President Sangappa special invitees, Gallery premises, Ramanuja Road, 11 am.