RELIGION
Sri Sringeri Sankara Mutt: Discourse on Srimad Ramayanam, Ayodhya Kandam by B. Kesava Vajapeyar, Amma Mandapam Road, Srirangam, 7 p.m.
Chinmaya Mission: Discourse on Sivapuranam by Paramesh Chaitanya, Sri Bhoominathar Temple, Manachanallur, 6.30 p.m.
Organising Committee: St .Kuzhanthai Therasammal Parish festival, high mass, Theresalpuram, 6.30 p.m.
Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashram and Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College: Srimad Ramanujar 1000 - Vaishnavaite conference, Kalyanapuram Sri Aravamudhachariar, Vaduvur Sri Veeraraghavachariar, Sudha Seshaiyan and others speak, college campus, 11 a.m.; discourse by Srimad Andavan Swamigal, 4.30 p.m.
Organising Committee: Bhagavat Ramanujar millennium celebrations, Ramanujar Ratham arrival, Koviladi Sri Appakudathan Temple, 9 a.m.; Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple, Anbil, 11.30 a.m.; Uthamar Kovil, 1.30 p.m.; Thiruvellari, 3.30 p.m.; Nachiyar Temple, Woraiyur, 5.30 p.m.; Sri Venkatachalapathi Temple, BHEL Township, 7 p.m.
Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Parayana Sabha: Sri Vishnu Sahasranama parayanam, Sri Desikan Sannidhi, Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, 6 p.m.; Srinivasa Perumal Sannidhi, 7 p.m.
Sri Rama Nama Sath Sangam: Sri Rama Nama parayanam, 10, VIII Cross, Renga Nagar, 6 p.m.
CULTURE
National Institute of Technology: Festember, inter-collegiate cultural and literary festival, 9 a.m.
Bishop Heber College: Department of Social Work, ‘Catharsis,’ cultural meet of budding social workers, 9 a.m.; valediction, Thirumurugan Gandhi, founder, May-17 Movement, chief guest, 4.15 p.m.
GENERAL
PALS Pan IIT Leadership Series Team: Launch of PALS, Tiruchi, Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, chief guest, G. Kannabiran, Director (in charge), National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi, presides, 2 p.m.
Bharathidasan University: Department of Educational Technology, inauguration of South Indian social science research scholars’ interaction meet, V.M. Muthukumar, Vice-Chancellor, presides, S. Mohan, Director, Thavathiru Kundrakudi Adigalar Institutions, delivers keynote address, university campus, 9.30 a.m.
Organising Committee: Srimad Ramanujar 1000 Jayanthi, meeting of community leaders, V. Shanmuganathan, Governor, Meghalaya, chief guest, Hotel Sangam, 10 a.m.
St. Joseph’s College: Department of Tamil, valediction of seminar on ‘Language purism over the times,’ P. Kumar, MP, and N. Gowthaman of Sulur Pavendar Peravai, speak, 3 p.m.
Shrimati Indira Gandhi College: Mathematics Quiz, 2 p.m.; Department of Business Administration, paper presentation on ‘Recent trends in management,’ noon; Department of Hospital Administration, lecture on ‘Role of hospital administrator’ by R. Shanthi, Assistant Director of Medical Services, Apollo Hospital, Tiruchi, 11 a.m.
National College: Department of English, seminar on ‘Emergent and contingent trends in inter-disciplinary study of South Asian history, culture and literature,’ 9.30 a.m.; valedictory address by G. Baskaran, Dean, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Gandhigram Rural University, 2.30 p.m.
Organising Committee: Memorial meeting on first death anniversary of G. Kanagasabai, M.Vaidyanathan unveils portrait, Dr.V. Jayapal, presides, LNP Girls Higher Secondary School, Lalgudi, 3 p.m.
Saranathan College of Engineering: Lecture on ‘Heat and mass transfer’ by S. Suresh, Assistant Professor, National Instittue of Technology, 10 a.m.
Hallmark Business School: Workshop on ‘Integrated marketing communication,’ V.S. Sashikumar, creative director, Praanha Marcomm Solutions, speaks, 10 a.m.; Alumni interaction, 2.30 p.m.
Bishop Heber College: National Service Scheme Day, K.N. Nehru, MLA, chief guest, 3.30 p.m.
Nehru Memorial College: Career guidance programme, R. Selvakumar, Librarian, speaks on ‘ Job options for Plus Two students,’ Puthanampatti, 10 a.m.
J.J. College of Engineering and Technology: Computer Neurons Association, technical symposium, K. Ponnusamy, college chairman, presides, 9.30 a.m.
Hindu Mission Hospital and Dr. K. Shantha Breast Cancer Foundation: Mammogram screening for women above 30 years, hospital premises, Anna Nagar, Thennur, 9 a.m.
SRV Matriculation Higher Secondary School: Kanavu Meipada, Y.B.Sathyanarayana, author of ‘My Father Baliah,’ speaks on ‘Transformation our country needs,’ Samayapuram, 5.30 p.m.
Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology: Training on content management system, 10 a.m.
Government Higher Secondary School, Valadi: NSS special camp, Indira Ganesan College of Education campus, K.Kallikudi, 4 p.m.
Department of Information and Public Relations: Government exhibition, St. John’s Vestry Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School ground, 4 p.m.
Hotel Sangam: Moroccan food festival, 7 p.m.
Chellam Motors and Tata Motors: Inauguration of new Tata Motors commercial vehicle dealership by R.T. Wasan, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, CVBU, Panjapur, noon
