Inauguration of 2-day National Conference JIGNASA -17, Abhinavagupta’s Contribution to Sanskrit Literature (to mark the millennium year of Abhinavagupta’s death anniversary), keynote address by Vidwan Dr. Lakshmitatachar, President, Samskruti Foundation, Mysuru, Dr. A. Nagaraju, Principal, Maharani’s Science College for Women, presides, Vidwan Dr. H.V. Nagaraja Rao, Chairman, Sri Poornapragna Samshodhana Mandiram, Bengaluru, will talk on…

Exhibition of paintings and sculptures, Institute premises, Chamarajapuram, 10 am to 5 pm.    

Inauguration of 1st International Symposium on ‘Advanced Materials for Engineering Applications (ISAMEA)-2017,’ Administrative Block, Manandavadi Road, 10 am.    

Discourse on ‘Bhagavad Gita’ by Pt. Sri Badarayanacharya, Samiti premises, 5 pm to 6.30 pm.    

Valedictory of ‘Wave-2017’ film festival, thinker V.N. Lakshminarayan chief guest, Department of Ophthalmology Asst. Professor Dr. D.N. Prakash presides, MMC&RI Nursing College Principal Firdose Fathima guest of honour; Screening of Hindi movie ‘Ardh Sathya’ (130 mins.), Platinum Jubilee Auditorium, J.K. Grounds, 5.30 pm.

Meeting to discuss the newly-implemented Legislation, Maharaja PU College auditorium, 4 pm.    

Budget meeting, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar auditorium, MCC premises, 3 pm.    

Staging of play ‘Jupiter,’ a Kannada suspense thriller, Vanaranga, Rangayana premises, 7 pm.

Vaachana – Vyakhyana of Valmiki Ramayana, Kannada Kaavyagalalli Seethaparityaga, Aswamedhayaga – Lecture by Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bharadwaj, the famous arthadhaari, Mysore K. Vasudevacharya Bhavana (Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha), JLB Road, 6 pm to 8 pm.  

Music programme in memory of late Desiraju Venkatanarasimha Rao and late Tripurasundaramma, Vocal concert by R. Ashwath Narayanan, accompanied by Vid. Mattur Srinidhi on violin, Vid. Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma on mridanga and Vid. Sunad Anoor on ghata, Ganabharathi premises, Kuvempunagar, 6 pm.