RELIGION
Sri Dhanvantari Mahayaga and Sri Gayathri Brahmarathotsava : Homa and poojas 6 a.m.; Kalasharchane, Sri Dhanvantari Homa, 5.30 p.m.; Sri Gayathri Devi Temple, Yeshwantpur.
Sri Ramayana : Discourse by K.S.Narayanacharya, Sri Govardhana Kshethra, Basavangudi Road, Narasimharaja Colony, 6.30 p.m.
CULTURE
Swaramurthy V.N.Rao Memorial Trust : ‘Veeneya Bedagu’, music festival in memory of Veena Seshanna and birth centenary of Swaramurthy V.N. Rao. Inauguration by Yathiraja Jeeyar Swamiji of Sri Yathiraja Math, Melkote. Veena recital by Ramana Balachandran and party, 5 p.m.; vocal recital by M.S. Sheela and party, 6.30 p.m.; Bengaluru Gayana Samaja, K.R. Road.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan : Girish Kasaravalli Film Festival, screening of ‘Koormavatara’; followed by discussion. Critic C.N. Ramachandra and Girish Kasaravalli will participate. 3 p.m.; Valedictory programme: actor G.K. Govinda Rao will attend; screening of documentary film ‘Adoor Gopalakrishnan’ at 5.45 p.m.; Bhavan’s premises, Race Course Road.
Antha Ranga : Kannada play ‘Shahapurada Seeningi Satya’, Ranga Shankara, 8th Cross, JP Nagar 2nd Phase, 7.30 p.m.
GENERAL
Akhila Bharata Dhobi Mahasamaaj : Round table discussion of Madiwala leaders, Machideva Shivayoganandapuri, Basavamachideva Swamiji and Shiyoganandapuri Swamiji to attend, Basava Samiti, Basaveshwara Circle, High Grounds, 11 a.m.
Save Tiger First : International Tiger Day, screening of film ‘The forgotten tigers’; interaction with experts; Jain College, J.C. Road, 2 p.m.
The Bangalore Science Forum : Talk on ‘A new fabric for the biological sciences in the 21st Century: The shifting geography and language of biology’, by Sathyajit Mayor, Director of National Centre for Biological Sciences and Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, The National College, Basavangudi, 6 p.m.
