Inauguration of 8th Mysuru Literature Festival by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, Actor-author Ramesh Aravind, guest of honour — English Events at Jyothi Hall of Hotel Southern Star  — Screening of ‘Sun Flowers are the first ones to know’; 1st prize, La Cinef, Best Short at Cannes Film Festival, 2024 (16 minutes), 9.30 am to 10.15 am; Panel discussion: Thoughts, words and deeds – Zoroastrian goodness, Magical Migration — Panellists: Ashwin Sanghi and Aroon Raman, 10.15 am to 11.15 am; Panel: AI Ecosystem – To provide a comprehensive understanding of Al and IoT and their relevance to both general and business communities — Panellists: Rajesh Ramachander and Dr. Navin Patel, 11.15 am to 12.15 pm; Panel: The Swinging 70s. Stars, Style and Substance in Hindi Cinema — Panellists: Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, Maithili Rao and Balaji Vital, 12.15 pm to 1 pm; Panel: Refined living: Tastes and sights of the world; Suave and sensitive: Cultural layers of experience — Panellists: Shoba Narayan, Zac O’ Yeah and Monika Monalisa, 1 pm to 2 pm; Panel: Behind Enemy lines. World of Spy Faction — Panellists: Vijay Balan and Sashikala Ramnath, 2 pm to 2.45 pm; Panel: Poetry – Communication beyond the abstract. Flow of feelings as a fearless stream — Panellists: Rugmani Prabhakar, Kavita Ratna, Sonya J. Nair, Sonali Pattnaik and Rochelle Potkar, 2.45 pm to 3.45 pm; Panel: Lore and Lure of Wicked Women: Lilith and Mohini; Panellists: Shinie Antony and Anuja Chandramouli, 3.45 pm to 4.30 pm; Panel: Non-fiction literature – Mirror to reality. Challenges of making non-fiction interesting — Panellists: Ravi Joshi, Nikhil J. Alva and Krishnan Srinivasan, 4.30 pm to 5.15 pm; Panel: ‘In True Colours,’ a compilation of Black and White photographs and Ashvin’s life’s favourite memories and stories — Panellists: Ashvini Ranjan and Deepthi Navaratna, 5.15 pm to 5.45 pm; Panel: Confusion to Correction: A Macro Perspective — Panellists: Shonali Sabherwal and Anuja Chandramouli, 5.45 pm to 6.30 pm. Kannada Events at Gardenia – By the Pool, Hotel Southern Star: Panel: Uragataranga; Kalisi, Tilisi, Ulisi — Panellists: Snake Shyam, Pavan Joshi and Varsha Anand, 1 pm to 1.15 pm; Panel: “Kaadu-Naadu-Kapadu” Sahitya-Cinema mathu Parisara Chinthane — Panellists: Suresh Heblikar, Shashidhara Haladi and Lakshmikanth Raje Urs, 1.15 pm to 2.15 pm; Panel: “Siridhanyagala Saradara” –  Susthira Badukannu Baaluvudu Hege? — Panellist: Dr. Khader Valli Doodekula, 2.15 pm to 3.15 pm; Panel: Suddi Circusgala Naduve Madhyamagala Javabdharigalu — Panellists: Ravindra Bhat, Amshi Prasanna Kumar and Dharmendra Kumar, 3.15 pm to 4.15 pm; Panel: Sarod Mantrikana Sumadhura Nenapugalu — Panellists: Suresh Heblikar, Rumi Harish, Krishna Manavalli, 4.15 pm to 4.30 pm; Staging of play ‘Kannada Kavya Kanaja’. Music and Direction – Dr. Sripad Bhat, Music Assistant and Assistant Director – Megha Sameera and Disha Ramesh. Natana Theatre Group Director Mandya Ramesh will be present, 4.30 pm to 6 pm.