Inauguration of ‘Chinnara Mela-2023,’ theme: nammee tainela, senior theatre expert and playwright Murthy Deraje of Dakshina Kannada district inaugurates; Staging of play ‘Punyakoti’ by Dhare troupe, music by H.K. Yoganarasimha, directed by M.S. Geetha, assistance by Sowmya Panaje and R.V. Hrithik; Staging of play ‘Pushparani,’ written by Dr. Chandrashekar Kambara, music by B.V. Karanth and…

Sri Vedavyasa Jayanti, Sri Vidyamanya Theertha Sripadara Aradhane and Narasimha Jayanti Mahotsava, Ramayana Goshti by various scholars, Vid. C.H. Srinivasamurthy Acharya, Sri Vidyamanya Theertha Sripadara Smaranartha Harismarane, Sarada Vilas College auditorium, 12 noon to 8 pm.

Talk on symptoms of swallowing problems in old age and its prevention by Sindusha Chandran and P. Shivaranjani, (JRF) faculty of AIISH, Saraswathi Samudaya Bhavana, Council premises, Hospital Road, Jayalakshmipuram, 10.30 am.

Staging of play ‘Ayodhya Kanda’, Mini Theatre, Kalamandira, 7 pm.

Staging of play ‘Tripurana,’ written by Manoj, directed by Natana Principal Megha Sameera, Natana, Ramakrishnanagar, 6.30 pm.

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

Gamaka Vidushi Gowramma Nagaraj Memorial Programme,felicitation to ‘Kumaravyasa Award’ recipient, Karnataka Kalashree Dr. N.K. Ramasheshan, ‘Dashama Skanda – Sri Krishna Janana’ Kavya Vaachana by Vidushi Vasanta Venkatesh and Vyakyaana by Dr. N.K. Ramasheshan, Namana Kala Mantapa, 2nd Cross, Krishnamurthypuram, 6 pm.

Sri Vedavyasa Jayanti, Sri Vidyamanya Theertha Sripadara Aradhane and Narasimha Jayanti Mahotsava, Srinivasa Kalyana Mahotsava, Venkatachaladhama, 5 pm.

Discourse on ‘Srinivasa Kalyana’ by Pt. Muralidharadas, Sri Raghavendraswamy Mutt premises, Jayalaksmipuram, 5 pm.

Talk and book launch event, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar of Mysore royal family will launch the book ‘Aryaa – The Anthology of Vedic Women,’ a collection of stories by G.V. Shivakumar (Curator), some of the authors who have contributed to the book will also be present, S.P. Bhat Hall, Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), JLB Road, 10.45…