Events TODAY – JUNE 8: Brahmavidya, Mysuru, Veena Visweswaran International Foundation, USA, DVG Balaga Pratishtana, Kanchana Srilakshminarayana Musical Academy Trust, Ursu Community, Parampare, Kala Sandesha Pratishtana, Srimatanga Samskrutika Samajika Academy Trust, Srividya Pratishtana and various national and international arts associations

Indian Musicology Day (May 9) celebrations marking the birth anniversary of musicologist Padma Shri Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. R. Sathyanarayana, Famous Veena Exponent and Limca Book of Records holder Madhukaram Prashanth Iyengar will give a Veena Concert based on compositions of R. Sathyanarayana and Karnatak Music composers of Mysuru, 5.30 pm; KR MLA T.S. Srivatsa formally inaugurates, veena maestro Dr. R. Visweswaran presides; conferring of ‘Sahityasoori Award’ on senior scholar Dr. T.V. Venkatachala Sastry, ‘Shastrasoori Award’ on Dr. Gian Giuseppe Filippi of Italy and ‘Dr. Sathyanarayana Commemorative Award’ on Vid. H.K. Narasimhamurthy (Karnatak Violin), Vid. Madhukaram Prashanth Iyengar (Veena and Vaggeyakara) and Vid. Sringeri H.S. Nagaraj (Karnatak Music), Books on Indian Music will be released — ‘Sri Kamalamba Jayati’ by Dr. R. Visweswaran and ‘Arohini – A compilation of Music and Dance articles’ by Vidu. Kanchana Rohini Subbarathnam — RamaGovinda Rangamandira, Ramakrishnanagar, 7 pm.