30th year celebrations, five-day National Theatre Festival, Dr. M. Mohan Alva, Chairman, Alva’s Education Foundation, Moodbidri, inaugurates, Danseuse Dr. Vasundara Doraswamy and Actor Arun Sagar chief guests. Senior theatre director Prof. H.S. Umesh presides, Senior Theatre Person Rajashekar Kadamba and Department of Kannada & Culture Assistant Director Dr. M.D. Sudarshan will be present. GPIER Director Mime Ramesh delivers introductory speech, tribal leader and Padma Shri awardee Somanna will be felicitated, Kirurangamandira, Kalamandira, 6 pm;  Staging of play ‘Bavul’ (Malayalam) by Jwala Kuruvakode, Kerala; Original: ‘Moner Manush’ by Sunil Gangopadhyaya; Adaptation and Direction: E.V. Haridas, Kirurangamandira, 7 pm.