MANGALURU
Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy: District in-charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai inaugurates ‘Pirsappad’, a literary and cultural meet, Lok Sabha Member Nalin Kumar Kateel releases Beary books, Academy president B.A. Muhammad Hanif presides, Indian Auditorium, Neralakatte, Bantwal, 4 p.m.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavana and Sangeeta Parishat: Mangaluru Sangeethotsava, Flute concert by Rakesh Dutt, Bengaluru, 4 p.m.; vocal concert by Sreevatsan J. Menon, Thripunithura, Ravindra Ravindra Kala Bhavana, University College, Hampanakatte, 6 p.m.
Yuva Brigade: Ambeya Koogu, tale of a cow, by Mohammed Faiz Khan from Varanasi, Sangha Niketana, Mannagudda, 5.30 p.m.
Kanaka Jayanti
District Administration: District in-charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai inaugurates Kanaka Jayanti celebrations, Kanaka Sandesha by K. Shripathi Hayagunda, lecturer, Government First Grade College, Koppa, Ministers U.T. Khader and others attend, Netravathi Auditorium, Zilla Panchayat premises, 11 a.m.
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavana and Sangeeta Parishat: Kanaka Gayana by Sudheeksha, Megha Bhat and Sharvani Bhat, M.V. Vishwajith on violin and Sunadakrishna Amai on Mridanga, Ravindra Kala Bhavana, University College, Hampanakatte, 2.30 p.m.
Govinda Dasa College: Kanaka Gayana-Chintana, inter-high school Dasa Keertana competition, college premises, Surathkal, 9.30 a.m.
Alva’s Nudisiri 2015, Moodbidri
Ratnakaravarni Vedike: Light music by Usha H. and troupe, Manipal, 8 a.m.; Kavi Samaya-Kavi Namana, T. Yellappa, 9 a.m.; Special lecture on Samarasya-Hosatanada Hudukata by Kum. Veerabhadrappa, 9.20 a.m.; Maadhyama-Hostanada Hudukata by Ravindra Reshme and N.A.M. Ismail, 10.05 a.m.; Kavi Samaya-Kavi Namana, Vijayashree Sabarada, 11.40 a.m.; Rememberance, Nadoja Kayyara Kinhanna Rai by M. Ramachandra, 12.20 p.m.; Bhaktisudha by Dhananjaya Hegde and troupe, Mumbai, 1 p.m.; Kavi Samaya-Kavi Namana, Kathyayini Kunjibettu, 2 p.m.; Shikshana-Hosatanada Hudukata, Niranjanaradhya P. and M. Mohan Alva; Janapada-Hosatanada Hudukata, Basavaraja Kalgudi, 4.05 p.m.; Kavi Samaya-Kavi Namana, Arundhati Ramesh, 4.50 p.m.; special lecture on Parisara Kalaji-Hosatanada Hudukata by Nagesh Hegde; Hindustani music by Ustad Fayaz Khan, Dharwad, 6 p.m.; dance by differently abled, Ability Unlimited Foundation, Delhi, 7.40 p.m.
UDUPI
District Administration: Sri Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations, R. Vishal, Deputy Commissioner, presides, Board High School, 10 a.m.
Kanakadasa Adhyayana Peetha: Sri Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations, Pramod Madhwaraj, MLA, guest, Bhavani Mantapa, Ambalpady Temple Complex, 9.30 a.m.
Organizing Committee: Arrival of Kanka Sadhabhavana Jyoti Ratha Yatre, Jodu Katte, 9.30 a.m.; Jayanti programme, Rajangana, 12 noon.
Reception Committee: Inauguration of State-level Konkani women’s literary and cultural conference by Minister for Kannada and Culture Umashree, Muddana Mantapa, MGM College, 5 p.m.
Sri Krishna Mutt: Mahapuje, 10 a.m.; Discourse on Bhagavata, Chandrashale, 5 p.m.; Chamara Seve, Ratri Puje, 6.45 p.m.; Carnatic classical concert, Madhwa Mantapa, 5 p.m.; Nrityarpanam classical dance programme, Rajangana, 5 p.m.; Yakshagana performance “Mohini Ekadashi,” Rajangana, 6.30 p.m.
BRAHMAVAR
District Congress Committee: Party workers convention, H.K. Patil, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, guest, SMS Community Hall, 10 a.m.