GENERAL

Manipal Hospital:  Inauguration of the New OPD facility and The One Stop Nephrology and Urology Services, by former Chief Justice, Justice Venkatachalaiah, Upper Basement, Conference Hall, Manipal Hospital Airport Road, 12 noon.

PES Institute of Technology:  Inauguration of Distinction award ceremony, by ISRO former Chairman U R Rao, SPI Software Technologies Limited Managing Director Raghunath Rao participates, PESIT Auditorium, 50 ft Road, Hanumanthanagar, BSK 1st Stage, 4 pm.

Garden City Toastmasters Club:  Talk on ‘Perseverance’ by Appa Rao, NIPM Hall, Blue Cross Chambers, Above Ellor Library, Infantry Road, 6.30 pm.

B R Ambedkar College of Education:  Valedictory of BEd Course, University Law College Principal and Dean K M Hanumantharayappa participate, College premises, J C Nagar, 2 pm.

Rotary Bangalore Yelahanka:  Talk on Ambassador Scholarship, by Manjunath Shetty, Hotel Sharavathi, Yelahanka, 7 pm.

Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering:  Talk on ‘Waste Management’ by BFW General Manager K S N Maik, College premises, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, 9.30 am.

Bangalore Book Festival:  Book Exhibition, Palace Grounds, Mekhri Circle, 11 am.

Bangalore Endoscopic Surgery Training Institute and Research Centre:  Conference in Laparoscopic Surgery - BEST @ Golden Jubilee Congress, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Hosur Road, 10 am onwards.

CULTURAL

Max Mueller Bhavan:  Film Festival, - Labour Conflicts, - staging of film ‘Human Resources,’ directed by Laurent Cantet, 4.15 pm; ‘The Take’ directed by Avi lewis, Ashirvad, 30, St Marks Road Cross, Opposite SBI, 6.15 pm.

Time and Space Art Gallery:  Exhibition of V Hariraam photographs, 55, Lavelle Road, 10 am.

Chitrakala Parishat:  Exhibition of a group of artists’ Painting and Sculptures, Kumara Krupa Road, 10 am;
exhibition of G G Chintamani’s recent works, by Artist S G Vasudev, 5.30 pm; exhibition of artworks by Bayalu Seeme Kalavidaru, Parishat premises, Kumara Krupa Road, 6 pm.

The Indian Institute of World Culture:  Bharatanatyam by Sandhya Kamal, 6, B P Wadia Road, Basavanagudi, 6 pm (ph (2667 8581).

Indian Institute of Cartoonists:  Exhibition of S K Nadig’s cartoons, Indian Cartoon Gallery, 1, Midford House, Midford Garden, Off M G Road, 5.30 pm.

The Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation:  Exhibition of Lamps and Bronzes of South India, 104/105, Brigade Road, Opposite 5th Avenue, 11 am.

Christ College:  Celebrating of International Chefs day, and Culinary Exhibition of Breads, College premises, Hosur Road, 11 am.

Abhinava Prakashana:  Release of Mamatha G Sagar’s a collection of poems book ‘Heege Haleya Male Haadu,’ O L Nagabhushana Swami, Agrahara Krishnamurthy participate, Suchitra Film Society Auditorium, 6.30 pm.

Karnataka Nrityakala Parishat:  Inauguration of new Office, by Maya Rao, Department of Kannada and Culture Director K T Chikkanna, participates, Parishat premises, C/o Ananya, 94/1, 16th A CRoss, West Park Road, Malleshwaram, 10 am.

Asirvanam Benedictine Monastery:  Renewal conference - refresh 2007,  Fr Paul Puthanangady, Fr Xavier Manavath, participates, St Anne’s Degree College, Ulsoor 9.30 am.


RELIGIOUS

Sri Nimishamba Devi Temple Trust:  Discourse on ‘Maha Navarathri’ by Nimishananda Guruji, Meditation Hall, Sri Nimishamba Devi Temple, Ideal Homes Circle, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, 6.30 pm.

Vedanta Satsanga Kendra:  Discourse on Mandukya Upanishat, by K G Subraya Sharma, Geetha Nilaya, 2, 2nd cross, 2nd Main, 2nd Block, Thyagarajanagar, 9 am.

Paramaartha Vichara Sangha Trust:  Discourse on Brahma Sutra Bhaashyam, by K G Subraya Sharma, Adhyaatma Mandiram, National High School Road, V V Puram, 7.45 am.

Sri Sai Spiritual Centre:  Discourse on ‘Lalitha Sahasranama’ by Rama Srinivasan, 1st block, Thyagarajanagar, 6.30 pm.

NAVARATHRI

The Bengali Association:  Pushpanjali, 10 am; Community Bhog 12 noon,  Arati 6.30 pm; Cultural Programme, RBANMS Ground, near Ulsoor Lake, 7.30  pm.

Manava Seva Kendra:  Bhajans by Sriram Parthasarathy and party, 8/57A, 1st Cross, 8th Main, R M Extn, Sadashivanagar, 5.30 pm.

Samooha Samaskruthika Sanghatane:  Inauguration of Dasara Cultural Utsav by cine actor Shivarajkumar, Additional  Police Commissioner Traffic K C Ramamurthy participate, followed by Music by Bhadravathi Brothers   Nagawara Circle, Nagawara, 6 pm.

Sri Vani Education Centre:  Vocal recital by Suchetan R, Ramavana, 1,256/47, 4th Main, ‘E’ Block, 2nd Stage, Rajajinagar, 6.30 pm.

Siddhartha Sanskritik Samithi:  Cultural programme, Palace Ground, near Mekhri Circle, Ramana Maharishi Road, 7.30 pm.

Sarathi Cultural Trust:  Pushpanjali 10.30am; Bhog 1.30 pm; Sandhya Arati, Mangala Kalyana Mantapa, 8th block, 80 ft Road, Koramangala, 7 pm.

Mahalakshmipura Sri Vasavi Temple Nithya Kaimkarya Nidhi Samithi:  Sugama Sangeetha by Sinchana Dixit, Sri Vasavi Seva Samithi Trust, Vasavi Temple Road, Mahalakshmipuram, 5.30 pm.

Sri Manikanta Sannidhi Trust:  Humourous play by Sandesh troupe, Surabhinagar, Jamboosavari Dinne, 6.30 pm.

Sri Durga Parameshwari Ammanavara Devasthanam:  Bhajans by Sri Ramaseva Satsang Mahila Mandali, Yediyur Post Office Road, Jayanagar, 7th Block, 3 pm.

Sri Amba Bhavani Seva Sangha:  Music Programme by Muralidhar, Raghavendra Rao and party, 5, Bhavani Nagar, Gavipuram, 6.30 pm.

Sri Mahayaga Kshetra Sri Gayathri Temple:  Yakshagana Sri Devi Mahatma, by karnataka Kaladarshini, Temple premises, near Yeshwantpur Circle, 6.30 pm.

Sri Kailasanatheshwara Swami Temple:  Music by Kausalya Murthy and party, Dayananda Sagar College Road, Kadrinehalli Cross, 40, Eshwarinagar, BSK 2nd Stage, 6.30 pm.

Malleshwaram Arya Vysya Sangha:  Vocal recital by Varuni K Jayatheerthachar, Sri Kannikaparameshwari Temple, Sri Vasavi Temple Road, 8th Cross, Malleshwaram, 6 pm.

Karnataka Kshatriya Maratha Parishat:  Devotional songs by K Keshavamurthy and party, 16/A, Miller Tank Bund Road, Vasanathanagar, 6.30 pm.

Sri Banagiri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Mandali Trust:  Devotional songs by Vagdevi Bhajana Mandali, BSK 3rd Stage, 6.30 pm.

Sri Chowdeshwari Temple:  Cultural Programme, 1st ‘A’ Cross, HMT Layout, Mathikere, 6 pm.

Sri Mangala Karumariyamma Temple Trust:  Dance programme from Satish Babu troupe, 17, 14th Cross, Sri Mangala Karumariamman Temple Road, Mahalakshmi Layout, 6.30 pm.

Sri Shiva Shakthi Ksethram Kailasam:  Cultural programme by Manaswini Kalaalaya, 62, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Nilaya, 3rd Cross, R R Layout, Vijinapura, Jubilee School Road, 7 pm.

Sri Sringeri Shankara Math:  Violin by H S Venugopal and party, Shankar Math premises, Sri Sharadapeetha Shankar Math Road, Shankarpuram, 7 pm.

Sri Rama Mandiram Association:  Devotional songs by K V Krishnaprasad and S R Vinay, Sri Rama Mandiram Association, Sri Rama Temple, Model House Block, Basavanagudi, 6 pm.

Sri Vinayaka Samskrithika Seva Samithi Trust:  Bharatanatyam by Shonu Annete Kurien, 312, 8th ‘E’ Main, 1st Block, Kalyan Nagar, Hennur Banaswadi Road, 6.30 pm.

ISKCON:  Vocal recital by Sheshaprasad and party, Sri Radha Krishna Mandir, Hare Krishna Hill, Rajajinagar, 6 pm.

Shanthala Arts Academy:  Light Music by Karthik Sharma and troupe, Rajarajeshwari School premises, next to Shanthala Arts Academy, 7, Pulikeshi Road, 1st main Behind Petrol Bunk, Yeshwantpur, 6 pm.

Sri Avani Sringeri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Mahasamsthanam:  Vocal recital by G Ravikiran, West of Chord Road, Mahalakshmipuram, 6.30 pm.

Sri Gangamma Grama Devatha Seva Samithi: Classical music by Sandhya, 6 pm; Bharatanatyam by Madhuri Meghana and Supriya, 6/2, 11th Main Road, 35th ‘A’ Cross, 4th ‘T’ Block, Jayanagar, 8 pm.

Sri Padmavathi Kala Niketan:  Kuchipudi by Manju Bhargavee students, 161/B, 2nd Cross, Mathikere layout, behind SBM, 6.30 pm.

Sri Kalyana Venkateshwara Temple:  Dasavani by Hussain Sab and party, M S Ramaiah Charities Trust, M S Ramaiah Road, Mathikere, 6.30 pm.

Bharat Vikas Parishat (Karnataka South):  Navarathri Dolls Display competition, 172, Lakshmeesha Road, V V Puram, 6 pm.