1. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai late on Friday announced that the government plans to re-look some of the content related to 12th century philosopher-poet-social reformer Basaveshwara in the revised school textbooks, which have kicked up a controversy. Further discussion and debate around this issue is expected today from various quarters.
2. Rastrakavi Kuvempu Pratistana is set to release English translation of Kuvempu’s classic work Malegalalli Madumagalu. It will be released by poet Dr. H.S. Shivaprakash at Gandhi Bhavan, Kumarakrupa Road, in Bengaluru at 11 a.m.
3. Kannada Sahitya Parishath celebrates the 138th birth anniversary of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar today. Retired Judge of Karnataka High Court A.J. Sadashiva to inaugurate the event at Parishath premises, Chamarajpet, at 5.30 p.m.