I-Day celebrations and Poets Meet, Poetry Competition titled ‘Swatantra,’ Dr. A.H. Shivananda (retd. Professor and ‘Kanive Prakashana’ Publisher), Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road, 10 am.

Independence Day and Dixit Arogya Dhama’s 5th anniversary celebrations, Sri Dhanvantari Homa, 7 am; Kannada Scholar Dr. T.V. Venkatachalashastry hoists the Flag, 10 am; Guru Vandane – Dr. P. Sudhakara Reddy, Shishya Abhinandane – Dr. N.R. Sushmitha and Dr. M.N. Nivedita, light music by Vid. H.S. Rakesh Iyer (vocal), Vid. Ganesh Bhat (keyboard) and Vid….

Flag Hoisting, Sangha premises, Tyagaraja Road, 9 am.

SENA Medal awardee Brigadier Vinod Kumar Adappa (retd.) hoists the Tricolour, KSOU VC Prof. S. Vidyashankar presides, opposite Administrative Block, KSOU premises, 7.45 am.

I-Day celebrations, Association premises, Subbarayanakere, K.R. Mohalla, 8 am.

I-Day celebrations, Pratishtana President Sri Chidananda Swamiji graces the occasion, Shaurya Chakra Awardee Col. Srikaraprabhu (retd.) chief guest, Pratishtana Special Officer Prof. K. Satyanarayana presides, College premises, 8 am.

73rd Independence Day celebrations, VC Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar hoists the National Flag, in front of Crawford Hall, 7.30 am.

42nd Shraavanamasa Mahotsava, staging of play by actress Rekhadas, Junior Vishnuvardhan & troupe, Temple premises, 1st Cross, Pensioners’ Block, Rajendranagar, 7 pm.

Raksha Bandhana Mahotsava, Yaduveer Wadiyar and Trishikha Kumari Wadyar chief guests, BK Lakshmiji presides, Gyan Prakash Bhavan, 2nd Main Road, Yadavagiri, 6.30 pm.

19th annual Music Festival, Vocal Concert by Vid. Vivek Moozhikulam, accompanied by Vid. B.K. Raghu on violin, Vid. B.C. Manjunath on mridanga and Vid. S. Raghavendra Prakash on ghata, Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road, 6.15 pm.