Handicraft and Handloom Expo, Scouts & Guides Ground, behind DC’s office, 10.30 am to 9.30 pm.

‘Raga Yagna’ series, fourth programme in the series on ‘Raga Charukeshi,’ Prof. R. Visweswaran, well-known vainika, musicologist, musician and vaggeyakara, resource person, accompanied by Vid. Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga, Ganabharathi, Kuvempunagar, 10.30 am. 

Book release — D.N. Krishnamurthy’s (DNK) ‘Vasundhara’ and ‘Mannina Runa’ — by littérateur Dr. CPK, former Minister C.H. Vijayashankar inaugurates, Sri Ilai Alwar Swamiji of Vangipur Nambi Mutt presides, writer Bannur K. Raju speaks about the books, cultural thinker and social worker K. Raghuram Vajpayee and BJP leader and social worker S.R. Gopalarao chief guests,…

Kavya Vyasanga Goshti – 30 (Monthly Programme), PuThiNa’s ‘Srihari Charite – Ullasa 28 – Raasa Kreede’ Kavya Vaachana by Vidu. Vishakha Jagadish, Bengaluru and Vyakhyaana by Vid. Dheemanta Bharadwaj, Bengaluru, No.1315/2, ‘Haripriya,’ 3rd Cross Road, Krishnamurthypuram, 11 am to 1 pm.

30th anniversary, Cultural programme, 3 pm to 4.30 pm; Stage programme, former Conservator of Forests and Director of Project Tiger-Bandipur H.C. Kantharaju chief guest, DCF-Mysuru Division Dr. K.C. Prashanth, Tourism Deputy Director H. Janardhan and YHAI Karnataka State Branch Secretary Chava Subba Rao guests of honour, YHAI Gangothri Unit Chairman Y.N. Rajendra presides, Stage programme,…

‘Pejawar Sri – Bhaava Pushpanjali,’ programme to pay homage to late Pejawar Seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji, Devotional Songs by Raghuleela Sangeeta Shala students, Seers of various Mutts will speak about late Pejawar Seer and a portrait and a small booklet on life and works of the late Seer will be distributed to all participants,…

Kuvempu and Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Nudi-Namana and Geetha-Namana, Conferring of ‘Kuvempu Samajamukhi’ award on former Rangayana Director H.  Janardhan (Janni), ‘Dr. Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Samajamukhi’ award on Bengaluru-based social worker and artist R. Shashikumar; Adichunchanagiri Mutt Mysuru branch Head Sri Someshwaranatha Swamiji graces the occasion, folk Scholar Dr. P.K. Rajashekar inaugurates, veteran littérateur Dr. C.P. Krishna Kumar…

: Sangita Kalanidhi, Sangeetha Rathna Mysore Piteelu Chowdiah Samsmarane, honouring Sangeetha Vidyanidhi Vid. H.K. Narasimha Murthy with the title ‘Dhanur Vainikabrahma,’ Karnatak Classical Violin Trio by Vid. H.K. Narasimha Murthy, accompanied by Vidu. Sindhu Suchetan, Vid. Pruthvi Bhaskar, Vid. G.S. Ramanujan on mridanga, Vid. Sharath Kaushik on ghata, Mysore K. Vasudevacharya Bhavana, 5.30 pm.

Sri Tyagaraja’s 173rd Aradhana Mahotsava, invocation by C.V. Yashasvini Pandit, Vocal Concert by Vid. M. Srinath Sharma, accompanied by Vid. C.N. Tyagaraja on violin, Vid. H.L. Shivashankaraswamy on mridanga and Raghunandan on ghata, Sri Chandramouleshwaraswamy Charitable Trust, Adipampa Road, Jayalakshmipuram, 6 pm.

Staging of William Shakespeare’s play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (directed by Jeevankumar B. Heggod), School premises, Ramakrishnanagar, 6.30 pm.