Book release — ‘…Those little dew-lit moments,’ a poem collection of young poet Samhita Dinesh — by Star of Mysore and Mysooru Mithra Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy, Littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar inaugurates the programme, University of Mysore Visiting Professor Dr. C. Naganna will presides, Maneyangala, Kalamandira premises, 5.30 pm.

Diamond Jubilee and 75th birthday celebrations of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji and 19th anniversary of Nada Mantapa, Group singing of Guru Gita by Devotees, Ashrama premises, 6 pm.  

152nd birth anniversary of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore K. Vasudevacharya, Bharatanatyam tribute to the great composer with Dance Choreographed for Vasudevacharya Compositions under the title “Vasudeva Namana” by Vidu. Suma Rajesh and her disciples of Spoorthy School of Dance, Bengaluru, accompanied by D.V. Prasannakumar on natuvanga, D.S. Srivatsa on vocal, N. Narayanaswamy on mridanga and Narasimha…

Musical Feature ‘Naada Rasa Teertha Yaatre’ conceived and directed by Vidu. Dr. Sukanya Prabhakar and enacted by the students of ‘Surabhi,’ Vidushis Sumana Vedant, Medha and Nithyasri are presenting the classical music along with violin support by Vidu. Shruthi and mridanga by Vid. G.S. Ramanujan, Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama auditorium, Yadavagiri, 6 pm to 8 pm….

Basava Jayanti celebrations, ‘Bhava Sangama’ and endowment programmes, Talk on ‘Sharanara Drushtiyalli Devaru-Puje’ by retd. Kannada & Culture Asst. Director and former President of Taralabalu Samagama – D. Nagendrappa, Music programme by Parashivamurthy of Sri Rajendra Kalasangha, Taralk Nagar, 6.30 pm.

CGK Amateur Theatre Festival, Staging of play ‘Prajaraja’ [Author: Dr. Sujata Akki; Director: Dinesh Chammalige; Troupe: Prajna Trust, Mysuru], Bhoomigeeta auditorium, Rangayana premises, 6.30 pm.