Bengaluru Today for Dec 20

RELIGION

Sri Ayyappa Swamy Utsav: Para Yeduppu and Melam, Sri Ayyappa Seva Samithi, RKS Compound, 7th Block, Jayanagar, 10 a.m.

Thiruppavai Upanyasam: Discourse by G.T. Narasimhachar, Devagiri Sri Venkateshwara Devasthanam, Banashankari 2nd Stage, 6.30 p.m.; Discourse by Yamuna Ramapriya G.S., Sri Karanji Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Basavanagudi, 9.30 a.m.; Discourse by Bharath Bhatter, Sri Radhakrishna Temple, Sanjayanagar, 5 p.m.; Discourse by S.N.Sampath Kumar, Srirangam Srimadh Andavan Ashramam Sri Andal Rangamannar Sannidhi, Garuthman Park, Behind R.V.Teachers College, Jayanagar, 6 p.m.; Discourse by M.V.Anantha Padmanabhachar Swamy, Sri Rama Mandira, East Park Road, Malleswaram, 6.30 p.m.;

Srimad Bhagawad Gita: Discourse by Anantha Padmanabhachariar Swamiji, Ubhaya Vedantha Pravarthana Sabha, 10th Cross, Malleswaram, 7.45 a.m.; Discourse on Chapter 12 by Swami Krutatmananda, Malakala Convention Centre, 4th T Block, Jayanagar, 6.30 p.m.

Srimad Ramayanam: Discourse by B. Sundar Kumar, Sri Shakthi Ganapathi Kalyana Mantapa, New Thippasandra, BEML Main Road, 6.30 p.m.

Bhajans: Sai Gitanjali, Sri Sathya Sai Seva Kshethra, 21st Main, 8th Cross, JP Nagar 2nd Phase, 6 p.m.

Bruhadaranyaka Upanishath: Discourse by K.G.Subraya Sharma, Vedanta Nilaya, Sakamma Gardens, Basavanagudi, 9 a.m.

Margasheershothsavam: Discourse by Pradhyumnacharya Joshi (9.30 a.m.); Carnatic vocal concert by Shanthamani and party; Rudraveena by Jyothi Hegde and party (5.30 p.m.); Jagadguru Bharathi Theertha Sabha Mantapam, 9th C Main, Service Road, 1st Block, HRBR Layout, Kalyananagar.

Kethakopanyasa Manjari: Discourse by Dileep Bellave, Adhyatma Prakasha Karyalaya, 2nd Block, Thyagarajanagar, 9.30 a.m.

CULTURE

Venkatesha Natya Mandir: ‘Rasa Sanje 2014-15’, Inaugural dance by Venkatesha Natya Mandir students; Bharatanatyam by Ananya M..; Kathak by Nandini K.Mehta and L.K.Murli Mohan; dancer Lalitha Srinivasan, chief guest, ADA Rangamandira, J.C. Road, 5.30 p.m.

Pavanasar Lutheran Church: ‘Little Christmas Dream’, carol by children, church premises, Cockburn Road, 6 p.m.

Sri Rama Kala Vedike: ‘Nada Namana’ and ‘Kalashringa’award presentation and felicitation to sitar exponent Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan; Instrumental Jugalbandhi (violin and veena) by Bhagyalakshmi Chandrashekar and Santosh Kumar Nahar and party, Director of Kannada and Culture Department K.A.Dayanand participates, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Race Course Road, 5.30 p.m.

The Indian Institute of World Culture: Carnatic Classical devotional music by Roopa and Deepa (Kasaravalli sisters), (11 a.m.); Veena duet by Revathi Kamath and Meena Murthy (6 p.m.); Shri B.P.Wadia Road, Basavanagudi, 11 a.m.

Sri Guru Ganayogi Panchakshari Smriti: ‘Dasa Vani’, presentation of compositions of Kanakadasa by Hussain Sab Kanakagiri, Sadashiva Bhatta and others, Bhoomika Auditorium, 17th Cross, Malleswaram, 5 p.m.

National Gallery of Modern Art: Screening of film Moving Focu s, a voyage with K.G. Subramanyan; Ina Puri in conversation with K.G. Subramanyan, Manikyavelu Mansion, Palace Road, 11 a.m.

Krishna Kala Kendra: ‘Sri Krishna Sarathya’, Gamaka vachana and commentary by Hosahalli Keshavamurthy and Markandeya Avadhani, Sri Bhavani Shankara Temple, Vasanthapura, 5.45 p.m.

Smilee Childhood Cancer Foundation: Charity concert by Shalmalee Suresh and Vijeth Urs, State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, 5.30 p.m.

GENERAL

Rotary Bangalore IT Corridor: Bengaluru Midnight Marathon 2014, Milkha Singh flags off, KTPO, Whitefield, 6 p.m.

Ma-Le Prakshana: Lecture by Sabyasachi Chatterjee on ‘In Defence of Scientific Temper – Temper of a free individual: Lessons from Debiprasad Chatopadhyaya’, B.M. Sri Pratishtana, 3rd Cross, N.R.Colony, 4.30 p.m.

The Kala Premi Foundation: ‘Ramayana in DVG’s Mankuthimmana Kagga’, humourist Y.V.Gundu Rao speaks, Seva Sadan, 14th Cross, Malleswaram, 6 p.m.

Alliance University: Convocation, Governor Vajubhai Vala presents degree and diploma certificates, Lokayukta Y.Bhaskar Rao declare the convocation open, University campus, Anekal, 10 a.m.

Kannada and Culture Department: ‘Maneyangaladalli Mathukathe’, Interaction with writer Chandrashekara Patil, Nayana Auditorium, Kannada Bhavan, J.C.Road, 4 p.m.

Organiser: Release of souvenir in memory of Kukke Subramanya Shastri by writer Aa.Ra.Mitra, writer T.V. Venkatachala Shastri presides, JSS Auditorium, 38th Cross, 1st Main, 8th Block, Jayanagar, 11 a.m.

Centre for Contemporary Studies: Lecture on ‘Mapping locality: Gender, space and the production of neighbourhood cultures’ by Janaki Abraham, CCS Seminar Hall, Indian Institute of Science, 2 p.m.

Gokhale Institute of Public Affairs: ‘Kumaravyasa Bharata’, recitation-instrumental music and commentary by Chandrashekara Kedilaya, H.S. Venugopal and Shatavadhani R. Ganesh, Bull Temple Road, N.R. Colony, 6 p.m.

Indian Medical Association: CME programme, talks on health topics by Vijaya K.R.Rao, Kaushik Chaudhuri and others, IMA Auditorium, A.V.Rao Road, Chamarajpet, 9 a.m.

MES Kishore Kendra: Annual Day, Block Education Officer V.C. Basavaraje Gowda chief guest, Malleswaram, 10 a.m.