RELIGION
Selva Vinayagar Temple: Thiruvilakku puja, Railway Colony, 6.30 p.m.
Ramakrishna Mutt: Aarathi, Reserve Line, New Natham Road, 6.30 p.m.
Thiruvalluvar Mandram: Discourse on ‘Avvai kural’ by A.K.S. Thirumavalavan, S.S. Colony, 5 p.m.
Panniru Thirumurai Mandram: Thirunavukkarasar Thevaram Mutrothal by Selvakumar, Adi Street, Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, 7 a.m.
Madana Gopalaswamy Temple: Discourse on ‘Mahabharatham’ by V. Govindaraja Battachariyar, West Masi Street, 7 p.m.
St. Lourdes Church: Flag hoisting, Archbishop Rev. Fr. Joseph Selvaraj presides, K. Pudur, 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
CULTURE
Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam: Vocal duet concert by T.M. Krishna and Sangeetha Sivakumar, Lakshmi Sundaram Hall, 6 p.m.
Maharishi Ved Vigyan Bhavan: Transcendental meditation class by T.V. Rajendran, No. 4 Mariamman Teppakulam West Street, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Gandhi Memorial Museum: K.P. Gangadharan conducts yoga, meditation and pranayama classes, 6 a.m., 10.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre: Yoga and meditation classes, 444 KK Nagar East Ninth Street, 6 a.m., 6.30 p.m., 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (for women)
Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya: Free rajayoga meditation classes, 36 Meenakshi Nagar, P and T Nagar, 40 Sambandamoorthy Street, 47 B CMR Road and 357 Anna Nagar, 6.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
Yoga Research Centre: Yoga training by S. Yoganand, Department of Philosophy, Madura College, 6.30 a.m.
GENERAL
Saraswathi Narayanan College: Sports Day, V. Valveema Raja, Regional Senior Manager, Tamil Nadu Sports Development Authority, distributes prizes, 9 a.m.
Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women: UGC-sponsored seminar on ‘Prebiotics and probiotics in promoting human health,’ S. Asokan, vice-chairman, Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, addresses, 9.30 a.m.; valedictory function, P. Advaitham of Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, speaks, Foulke’s Hall, 3.15 p.m.
Annai Fathima College of Arts and Science: Department of English, inter-collegiate State-level contest on ‘Diasporic writers’ in English,’ Madurai Kamaraj University Syndicate member R. Kannan inaugurates, college secretary M.S. Sha presides, 10 a.m.; Valedictory function, S. Kannan, Director, Academic Staff College, chief guest, Fathima Nagar, Tirumangalam, 4 p.m.
Vivekananda College: Department of Commerce, conference day-2, ‘International financial reporting standards – a global accounting language for local implications in India,’ technical session 9.45 a.m.; valedictory function, S. Kumararajan, vice-chairman, Institute of Cost Accountants of India (Madurai chapter), chief guest, Audio Visual Hall, 3 p.m.
Lady Doak College: Department of Tamil, Tamil Literary Day, J.X. Miller Auditorium, 9.30 a.m.
Sermathai Vasan College for Women: P. Sivarohini of Vellaichamy Nadar College speaks on ‘Adaptive neural network,’ Seminar Hall, 10 a.m.
SACS M.A.V.M.M. Engineering College: Sports Day, K. Baskaran, Chief Motor Vehicle Inspector, chief guest, G. Ganesan, correspondent, declares sports meet open, 3 p.m.
N. K. Kuppien Ratnamani Vidyalaya: Annual Day celebration; Pon. Radhakrishnan, Minister of State for Highways and Shipping, addresses, Kaithari Nagar, Nilaiyur, 5 p.m.
Rotary Club of Madurai West: Nandini Murali speaks on ‘Voices of the wild,’ Hotel Fortune Pandyan, Race Course, 5.30 p.m.
Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association: Training programme for young entrepreneurs, K. Palanivelraja, senior manager, CIPET, and R. Sivarajah of Native Foundation, speak, MADITSSIA president V.S. Manimaran presides, Maditssia Hall, 5 p.m.
Sourashtra High School Council: 111{+t}{+h}anniversary of Sourashtra Higher Secondary School, R. Raja Govindasamy, chief guest, N.K. Asha Devi of Thiagarajar College distributes prizes, council president M.N. Sankaran presides, 5.30 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Meeting, Grace Kennett Hospital, Ellis Nagar, 7 p.m.